How does Benin rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Benin ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.5%

World rank

154th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

All-time low

0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin stood at 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Benin ranks 154th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
1962	0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1963	0.13 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1964	0.1149 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
1965	0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1966	0.1089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1967	0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.9%
1968	0.1532 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1969	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1970	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
1971	0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
1972	0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1973	0.2221 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1974	0.265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.4%
1975	0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1976	0.3136 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1977	0.3573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1978	0.3348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1979	0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1980	0.2355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1981	0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+78.5%
1982	0.366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
1983	0.2903 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
1984	0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1985	0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1986	0.2896 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1987	0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.9%
1988	0.3506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.9%
1989	0.2802 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1990	0.1352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.8%
1991	0.1213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1992	0.3409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+181.0%
1993	0.251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
1994	0.2697 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1995	0.3438 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
1996	0.277 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1997	0.3002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1998	0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1999	0.2037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
2000	0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2001	0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2002	0.1729 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
2003	0.1668 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2004	0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
2005	0.155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2006	0.1746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.6%
2007	0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+42.8%
2008	0.2339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2009	0.2119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2010	0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2011	0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2012	0.2099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2013	0.2405 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2014	0.2882 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.8%
2015	0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
2016	0.243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.0%
2017	0.2751 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
2018	0.3068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
2019	0.2732 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
2020	0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2021	0.2549 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
2022	0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2023	0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2024	0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.7%
2025	0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1992	+181.0%	0.1213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3409 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3573 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3047 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3438 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2494 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2476 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1991 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Benin

151 Kazakhstan 0.2105 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
152 Comoros 0.2044 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
153 Norway 0.2022 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
155 Saudi Arabia 0.199 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
156 Zimbabwe 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
157 Sri Lanka 0.1974 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.4206 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Benin rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.