Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Benin
Benin: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Benin, 1972–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Benin is 0.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Benin peaked at 26.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2018.
Benin ranks 171st of 203 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 to low- and middle-income economies in Latin in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +190.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +123.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +404.6% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | +1724.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -95.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -95.6% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | +218389.6% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 24.4% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.1% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -19.6% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -49.7% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -47.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -86.3% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +110.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -79.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -46.4% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +1297.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -85.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -28.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -64.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +59.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +151.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -51.7% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +554.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -41.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -97.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -47.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1583.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +138.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +42.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +218389.6% | 0.0% | 23.4% |
| 1990 | +1724.5% | 0.3% | 5.1% |
| 2019 | +1583.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2006 | +1297.5% | 0.2% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 0.0% | 26.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 168 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 169 Mali 0.0% compare
- 170 Burkina Faso 0.0% compare
- 172 Palestine, State of 0.0% compare
- 173 Macau, China 0.0% compare
- 174 Nepal 0.0% 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)
- 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 to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Benin?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin in Benin was 0.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in latin rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.