Full trade & compliance profile
Benin — Trade & Compliance
Benin's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
3
trade agreements
5
cargo treaties
12.12%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Benin beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1Bangladesh32.7%
- 2India13.0%
- 3China12.3%
- 4Pakistan10.1%
- 5USA4.8%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Cotton36.2%
- 2Oil seeds27.4%
- 3Food residues, animal feed8.0%
- 4Fruits & nuts6.5%
- 5Animal/vegetable fats & oils3.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Cereals22.1%
- 2Mineral fuels & oils11.7%
- 3Machinery & mechanical appliances7.9%
- 4Vehicles6.5%
- 5Fertilizers5.8%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Bangladesh+11.08pp
- 2Pakistan+8.29pp
- 3USA+4.56pp
Declining export markets
- 1United Arab Emirates−18.23pp
- 2India−15.02pp
- 3Egypt−1.82pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Oil seeds+13.46pp
- 2Food residues, animal feed+6.27pp
- 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils+1.70pp
Declining export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals−20.18pp
- 2Fruits & nuts−8.85pp
- 3Wood−0.33pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)2000
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)1995
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
XOF
CFA Franc BCEAO
MFN applied tariff
12.12%
simple average (2022)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Cassava, fresh
4.4M t
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
150K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 79 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
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)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗