Ores and metals imports in Benin
Benin: Ores and metals imports was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Benin, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals imports in Benin stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 58.0% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Benin peaked at 1.5% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1979.
Benin ranks 138th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 135 Myanmar 0.9% compare
- 136 Bolivia 0.9% compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 0.9% compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare
- 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8% compare
- 141 Togo 0.8% compare
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 0.1% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 114.66 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 56.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Benin?
- Ores and metals imports in Benin was 0.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1964.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for ores and metals imports?
- Benin ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.