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Benin

BJ · BEN Sub-Saharan Africa Lower middle income
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Benin (BEN) maps 1 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 2 airports, and 4 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

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Ports
2
Airports
4
Locations
5
Trade Zones
2
Airlines

Logistics Performance

Customs 2.7Infra. 2.5Shipments 2.9Competence 3.0Tracking 3.2Timeliness 2.7 World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)
  • Global LPI rank#66/139
  • Overall LPI score2.90/5.00
  • UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)55.6 · 2024-Q1
  • Port connectivity (PLSCI)171.4 · Cotonou
  • Infrastructure quality2.5
  • Customs efficiency2.7

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network
758route-km
World Bank WDI · 2006
Container throughput
510,896TEU
World Bank WDI · 2019
Air freight
0M ton-km
World Bank WDI · 2016
Maritime territory (EEZ)
35,493km²
Marine Regions
Logistics sites
4
OpenStreetMap
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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties
Total: 5
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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1980
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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the… Party · 2017
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United Nations Convention on Contracts for the… Party · 2011
UN Treaty Collection
Trade Flow
Top export market Bangladesh
Top import source India
Lead export good Cotton
Lead import good Cereals
Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022
CEPII BACI
Preferential Trade
Total: 3
  • CU West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
  • CU Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  • PSA Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)
World Bank DTA
Fiscal & Tariffs
  • CurrencyXOF CFA Franc BCEAO
  • MFN applied tariff12.1% avg · 2022
ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI
Commodity Profile
  • Agriculture (79) Cassava, fresh 4.4M t · 2024
  • Minerals (3) petroleum, crude 150k t · 1998
FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA
Trade Controls

the UN Security Council Consolidated List (2026-04) records no trade-control entries for Benin.

UN · EU
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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 1

1 seaports in Benin — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Cotonou BJCOO 11.0 m
Sources the SMDG Terminal Code Listthe NGA World Port Index
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Airports

Total: 2

2 airports in Benin, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Cotonou Cadjehoun International Airport COO 7874 ft Tourou International Airport BJ-0001
Source OurAirports
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Locations

Total: 4

4 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Benin — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Cotonou BJCOO Port, Airport, Postal Bohicon BJBOH Rail, Road Glazoué BJGLA Rail, Road Porto-Novo BJPTN Port, Rail, Road
Sources GeoNamesUN/LOCODE
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Trade Zones

Total: 5

5 special economic and free-trade zones in Benin, with type and operator.

Seme-Podji Export Processing Zone BEN1 Export Processing Zone Free Processing Zone of Benin ozm-185 Export Processing Zone Sèmè-Podji Free Industrial Zone ozm-187 Free Trade Zone Allada Special Agro-Industrial Zone ozm-184 Export Processing Zone Glo-Djigbé Special Economic Zone ozm-186 Free Trade Zone
Sources Open Zone Mapthe World Bank SEZ database
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IATA · ICAO

Airlines

Total: 2

2 air carriers registered in Benin, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Aero Benin EM Benin Golf Air A8
Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes
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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)
Etalab 2.0↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames
CC BY 4.0↗
InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)
CC0↗
AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes
Factual code list↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217
Factual code list↗
LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE
UN/LOCODE — free↗
InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map
CC BY↗
InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap
ODbL 1.0↗
AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports
Public domain↗
Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List
UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection
UN — open↗
Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD
CC BY 3.0 IGO↗
Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database
CC BY 4.0↗
Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index
CC BY 4.0↗
Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ databasethe World Bank SEZ database
CC BY 4.0↗
Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators
CC BY 4.0↗
Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index
Public domain (US gov)↗