Trade in Benin
Benin: Trade was 37.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Benin stood at 37.1%.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Benin peaked at 65.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1962.
Benin ranks 176th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3% | 13.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 39.6% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 38.3% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 45.7% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 39.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 47.2% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 37.1% | 48.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Benin
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 178.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 306.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -162.98 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -280.07 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 953,995 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,600 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 14.13 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Benin?
- Trade in Benin was 37.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for trade?
- Benin ranks 176th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.