Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Benin
Benin: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.769 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Benin, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Benin stood at 0.769.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Benin peaked at 1.02 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7321, in 2009.
That places Benin 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9378 | 0.897 | 0.9674 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9204 | 0.8676 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9383 | 0.8831 | 0.9995 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9155 | 0.8681 | 0.9671 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8877 | 0.7321 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7916 | 0.7632 | 0.8489 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Benin?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Benin was 0.769 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1979.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7321 in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.