Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin
Benin: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 41.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin stood at 41.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2017.
Benin ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.0% | — |
| 1961 | 75.3% | -24.7% |
| 1962 | 96.9% | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 79.3% | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 82.6% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 82.1% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 80.5% | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 79.1% | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 84.2% | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 82.4% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 83.2% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 75.8% | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 79.4% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 81.3% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 77.8% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 76.5% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 74.3% | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 77.0% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 81.2% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 73.9% | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 76.9% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.2% | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 55.7% | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 58.9% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 69.6% | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 64.4% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.3% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -5.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 41.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.4%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 41.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.2%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.5% | 75.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 79.6% | 74.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.2% | 55.7% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 52.9% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 51.0% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 32.9% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.0% | 44.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 161 Burkina Faso 41.7% compare
- 162 Tanzania 41.7% compare
- 163 Uzbekistan 41.6% compare
- 165 United Arab Emirates 40.3% compare
- 166 Rwanda 38.9% compare
- 167 Ethiopia 38.6% 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 imports from high-income economies in Benin?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Benin was 41.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.