Import value index in Benin
Benin: Import value index was 204.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Benin, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Benin recorded 204.3 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Benin peaked at 204.7 2015 = 100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.4 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Benin ranks 30th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.14 2015 = 100 | 39.4 2015 = 100 | 89.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 119.46 2015 = 100 | 80.2 2015 = 100 | 170.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.06 2015 = 100 | 138.8 2015 = 100 | 204.7 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 27 Burkina Faso 209.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 28 United Arab Emirates 209.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 29 Tajikistan 204.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 31 Morocco 198.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 32 Greece 196.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 33 Romania 195.4 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Transport services 41.1% (2023)
- Computer, communications and other services 52.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Benin?
- Import value index in Benin was 204.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 204.7 2015 = 100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for import value index?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.