Benin vs Ethiopia: External balance on goods and services

Benin
-317.30 billion constant LCU
in 2025
Ethiopia
-286.81 billion constant LCU
in 2025
Benin rank
126th
Ethiopia rank
124th

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Benin
  • Ethiopia
-600.0B-500.0B-400.0B-300.0B-200.0B201520202025

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -286.81 billion constant LCU against -317.30 billion constant LCU in Benin, a difference of 30.49 billion constant LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 126th and Ethiopia ranks 124th of 161 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)
Unit
constant LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
161 places, 3,197 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.