Manufactures imports in Benin
Benin: Manufactures imports was 50.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Benin, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures imports in Benin stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Benin peaked at 75.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 163rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Manufactures imports in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 63.7% | — |
| 1963 | 69.2% | +8.6% |
| 1964 | 67.5% | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 69.8% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 69.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 71.6% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 74.2% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 75.7% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 74.5% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 70.2% | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 69.2% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 68.1% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | -28.7% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +21.6% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 52.6% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 38.6% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 39.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 33.3% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.5% | 63.7% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 70.6% | 64.0% | 75.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 62.0% | 68.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 48.5% | 59.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 41.8% | 56.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 29.8% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 47.5% | 50.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 160 Palau 50.8% compare
- 161 Cape Verde 50.8% compare
- 162 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 50.2% compare
- 164 Rwanda 50.0% compare
- 165 Timor-Leste 49.6% compare
- 166 Belarus 49.4% compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 334.2 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Benin?
- Manufactures imports in Benin was 50.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for manufactures imports?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.