Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Benin
Benin: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 7.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Benin, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Benin recorded 7.4% for manufactures exports in 2024.
The figure is up 76.2% on the previous year and down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Benin peaked at 46.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1964.
Benin ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.1% | — |
| 1963 | 4.7% | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -46.7% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | +128.9% |
| 1966 | 11.9% | +109.3% |
| 1967 | 9.1% | -23.5% |
| 1968 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 10.6% | +37.6% |
| 1971 | 6.2% | -41.5% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +37.8% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 17.7% | +128.6% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | -37.7% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -69.3% |
| 1982 | 46.7% | +1280.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -92.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +38.9% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +37.6% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +48.6% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +198.9% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -74.9% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +298.5% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +63.2% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +76.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 7.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 7.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1280.4% | 3.4% | 46.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 2.5% | 11.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 6.2% | 17.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 3.4% | 46.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 5.2% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 4.7% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.2% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Benin?
- Manufactures exports in Benin was 7.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1964.
- How does Benin rank for manufactures exports?
- Benin ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.