Trade balance in Benin in 2025 — -739,953,472 US$. Ranked 74 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 5,364.6%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -740M | −104M | −16.39% |
| 2024 | -636M | +280M | +30.59% |
| 2023 | -916M | −437M | −91.09% |
| 2022 | -479M | +620M | +56.41% |
| 2021 | -1.1B | −301M | −37.77% |
| 2020 | -798M | −162M | −25.47% |
| 2019 | -636M | +397M | +38.45% |
| 2018 | -1.03B | −136M | −15.17% |
| 2017 | -897M | −451M | −101.19% |
| 2016 | -446M | +387M | +46.46% |
| 2015 | -833M | −513M | −160.58% |
| 2014 | -320M | +188M | +37.08% |
| 2013 | -508M | −180M | −54.95% |
| 2012 | -328M | +262M | +44.42% |
| 2011 | -590M | −85.92M | −17.04% |
| 2010 | -504M | −32.11M | −6.8% |
| 2009 | -472M | −130M | −38.02% |
| 2008 | -342M | +68.77M | +16.74% |
| 2007 | -411M | −153M | −59.6% |
| 2006 | -257M | −118M | −84.09% |
| 2005 | -140M | +38.22M | +21.47% |
| 2004 | -178M | +53.47M | +23.1% |
| 2003 | -231M | −50.5M | −27.9% |
| 2002 | -181M | +131M | +42.06% |
| 2001 | -312M | −96.32M | −44.58% |
| 2000 | -216M | +91.86M | +29.83% |
| 1999 | -308M | −175M | −131.91% |
| 1998 | -133M | −33.88M | −34.26% |
| 1997 | -98.88M | −15.77M | −18.97% |
| 1996 | -83.12M | +114M | +57.73% |
| 1995 | -197M | −72.82M | −58.83% |
| 1994 | -124M | +114M | +47.93% |
| 1993 | -238M | −63.78M | −36.66% |
| 1992 | -174M | +11.55M | +6.22% |
| 1991 | -186M | −41.32M | −28.66% |
| 1990 | -144M | +25.7M | +15.12% |
| 1989 | -170M | +126M | +42.63% |
| 1988 | -296M | −51.14M | −20.87% |
| 1987 | -245M | −32.07M | −15.06% |
| 1986 | -213M | −77.07M | −56.71% |
| 1985 | -136M | −16.57M | −13.89% |
| 1984 | -119M | +75.79M | +38.84% |
| 1983 | -195M | +87.79M | +31.03% |
| 1982 | -283M | +78.97M | +21.82% |
| 1981 | -362M | −59.67M | −19.75% |
| 1980 | -302M | −70.83M | −30.61% |
| 1979 | -231M | −64M | −38.24% |
| 1978 | -167M | −27.86M | −19.97% |
| 1977 | -140M | −13.55M | −10.76% |
| 1976 | -126M | +1.85M | +1.45% |
| 1975 | -128M | −43.64M | −51.84% |
| 1974 | -84.18M | −32.29M | −62.23% |
| 1973 | -51.89M | −945,409 | −1.86% |
| 1972 | -50.95M | −17.28M | −51.34% |
| 1971 | -33.66M | −2.69M | −8.68% |
| 1970 | -30.98M | +958,212 | +3% |
| 1969 | -31.93M | −144,476 | −0.45% |
| 1968 | -31.79M | +5.28M | +14.25% |
| 1967 | -37.07M | −8.75M | −30.9% |
| 1966 | -28.32M | −6.18M | −27.9% |
| 1965 | -22.14M | −2.97M | −15.49% |
| 1964 | -19.17M | +645,014 | +3.25% |
| 1963 | -19.82M | −4.59M | −30.12% |
| 1962 | -15.23M | −3.56M | −30.52% |
| 1961 | -11.67M | +1.87M | +13.83% |
| 1960 | -13.54M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
