Travel services in Benin
Benin: Travel services was 55.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Benin, 1974–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Benin recorded 55.6% for travel services in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Benin peaked at 73.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1974.
That places Benin 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10.7% | — |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 19.0% | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +90.4% |
| 1985 | 35.3% | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 23.7% | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 44.3% | +89.9% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 50.2% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 51.2% | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 53.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 60.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +40.2% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 55.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 10.7% | 13.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 16.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 48.7% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 57.7% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 33.1% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 46.9% | 55.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.4% compare
- 55 French Polynesia 56.7% compare
- 56 Georgia 56.0% compare
- 58 Montenegro 55.6% compare
- 59 Fiji 55.2% compare
- 60 Seychelles 54.9% 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 travel services in Benin?
- Travel services in Benin was 55.6% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for travel services?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.