Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin
Benin: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual was -0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin is -0.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 89.2% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1991.
Benin ranks 205th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | -0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | -0.0% | — |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -45.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -259.5% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -223.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -497.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +39014177666480.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -72.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -149.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | — |
| 1994 | -0.0% | +318.3% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | +56.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -199.2% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -238.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -233.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +80545255103305.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +186.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -81.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -43.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +51601.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -1003.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -89.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +80545255103305.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1988 | +39014177666480.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | +51601.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual in Benin was -0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual?
- Benin ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.