Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin
Benin: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin stood at 15.2%.
That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin peaked at 29.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1962.
Benin ranks 95th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.6% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -81.6% |
| 1963 | 14.6% | +375.7% |
| 1964 | 13.0% | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 11.1% | -14.5% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 13.0% | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -25.4% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -19.5% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | +18.8% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +66.3% |
| 1989 | 24.5% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 26.2% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 3.9% | -85.3% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | +47.8% |
| 1993 | 6.2% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 6.0% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +63.8% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 14.7% | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | +66.4% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +25.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.5%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +375.7% | 3.1% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.6% | 3.1% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.4% | 5.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 6.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 3.9% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 19.2% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.7% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.1% | 18.2% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Benin was 15.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.