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Benin · Trade
Trade
Exports led by cotton
Benin: in 2024, cotton made up 36.2 % of goods exports, the five main chapters 81.2 %. The first clients were Bangladesh and India; 12.5 % of exports went to other African countries.
- Exports of goods · 2024
- 1.5 bn$
- −21.8 % since 2022
- Imports of goods · 2024
- 4.6 bn$
- trade deficit of 3.1 bn$
- First export
- 36.2 %
- Cotton · concentrated
- Exports to Africa
- 12.5 %
- African median: 10.7 %
Main exports
Share of exports of goods, by HS chapter · 2024
Main clients
Share of exports of goods · 2024
Main suppliers: India 18.7 %, China 14.3 %, France 7.3 %, United States 6.1 %, Morocco 5.2 %
Source: CEPII, BACI (version 202601, HS22 nomenclature), Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0 · goods only, re-exports included · chapters, shares and concentration: Syli Atlas calculation