Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) in Benin
Benin: Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) was 11.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Benin, 2001–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Benin is 11.2%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Benin peaked at 12.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2017.
That places Benin 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.8% | — |
| 2002 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.9%, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.0%, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 96 United Arab Emirates 12.6% compare
- 97 Australia 12.1% compare
- 98 New Zealand 11.3% compare
- 100 Oman 11.1% compare
- 101 Cuba 11.1% compare
- 102 South Korea 11.1% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.54 billion current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 451.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Benin?
- Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products in Benin was 11.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, manufactured products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Manufactured products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 5-8 excluding division 68.