Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Benin

Merchandise exports in Benin in 2025 — 3,988,000,000 US$. Ranked 130 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22,055.6%.

2025 3.99B US$ −0.89% vs 2024
World rank 130of 205
Period maximum 4.05B US$2023
Period minimum 10M US$1966

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Benin, 1960–202502B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 18,000,000 US$1962: 11,000,000 US$1964: 13,000,000 US$1966: 10,000,000 US$1968: 22,000,000 US$1970: 33,000,000 US$1972: 36,000,000 US$1974: 34,000,000 US$1976: 25,000,000 US$1978: 27,000,000 US$1980: 63,000,000 US$1982: 24,000,000 US$1984: 167,000,000 US$1986: 188,000,000 US$1988: 226,000,000 US$1990: 288,000,000 US$1992: 335,000,000 US$1994: 398,000,000 US$1996: 528,000,000 US$1998: 407,000,000 US$2000: 392,000,000 US$2002: 448,000,000 US$2004: 569,000,000 US$2006: 736,000,000 US$2008: 1,282,000,000 US$2010: 1,282,000,000 US$2012: 1,443,000,000 US$2014: 2,560,000,000 US$2016: 1,774,000,000 US$2018: 3,344,000,000 US$2020: 2,996,000,000 US$2022: 3,719,000,000 US$2024: 4,024,000,000 US$2025: 3,988,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.97B (+22,055.56%) Average annual rate: 8.66 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 3.99B US$
World 26.39T US$
Western Africa computed 173B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8T US$
Merchandise exports — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.99B −36M −0.89%
2024 4.02B −26M −0.64%
2023 4.05B +331M +8.9%
2022 3.72B +77M +2.11%
2021 3.64B +646M +21.56%
2020 3B −56M −1.83%
2019 3.05B −292M −8.73%
2018 3.34B +1.13B +50.9%
2017 2.22B +442M +24.92%
2016 1.77B +92M +5.47%
2015 1.68B −878M −34.3%
2014 2.56B +578M +29.16%
2013 1.98B +539M +37.35%
2012 1.44B +33M +2.34%
2011 1.41B +128M +9.98%
2010 1.28B +57M +4.65%
2009 1.23B −57M −4.45%
2008 1.28B +235M +22.45%
2007 1.05B +311M +42.26%
2006 736M +158M +27.34%
2005 578M +9M +1.58%
2004 569M +28M +5.18%
2003 541M +93M +20.76%
2002 448M +74M +19.79%
2001 374M −18M −4.59%
2000 392M −30M −7.11%
1999 422M +15M +3.69%
1998 407M −17M −4.01%
1997 424M −104M −19.7%
1996 528M +108M +25.71%
1995 420M +22M +5.53%
1994 398M +14M +3.65%
1993 384M +49M +14.63%
1992 335M +5M +1.52%
1991 330M +42M +14.58%
1990 288M +70M +32.11%
1989 218M −8M −3.54%
1988 226M −34M −13.08%
1987 260M +72M +38.3%
1986 188M −11M −5.53%
1985 199M +32M +19.16%
1984 167M +100M +149.25%
1983 67M +43M +179.17%
1982 24M −10M −29.41%
1981 34M −29M −46.03%
1980 63M +17M +36.96%
1979 46M +19M +70.37%
1978 27M −4M −12.9%
1977 31M +6M +24%
1976 25M −7M −21.88%
1975 32M −2M −5.88%
1974 34M −9M −20.93%
1973 43M +7M +19.44%
1972 36M −6M −14.29%
1971 42M +9M +27.27%
1970 33M +6M +22.22%
1969 27M +5M +22.73%
1968 22M +7M +46.67%
1967 15M +5M +50%
1966 10M −4M −28.57%
1965 14M +1M +7.69%
1964 13M +0 +0%
1963 13M +2M +18.18%
1962 11M −4M −26.67%
1961 15M −3M −16.67%
1960 18M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.