Number of product (exports) in Benin
Benin: Number of product (exports) was 147 exports in 2011. ▲ Rising
Number of product in Benin, 1995–2011
Source: UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/). Measured in exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of product in Benin is 147 exports, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 34.9% on the previous year and up 129.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of product in Benin peaked at 204 exports in 2003 and was at its lowest, 55 exports, in 1997.
That places Benin 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of product (exports) in Benin, year by year
| Year | exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 165 exports | — |
| 1996 | 70 exports | -57.6% |
| 1997 | 55 exports | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 64 exports | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 73 exports | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 70 exports | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 64 exports | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 197 exports | +207.8% |
| 2003 | 204 exports | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 201 exports | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 90 exports | -55.2% |
| 2006 | 86 exports | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 98 exports | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 203 exports | +107.1% |
| 2009 | 125 exports | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 109 exports | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 147 exports | +34.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 147 exports is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 196 exports, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 147 exports is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 147 exports, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of product (exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +207.8% | 64 exports | 197 exports |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4 exports | 55 exports | 165 exports | 5 |
| 2000s | 133.8 exports | 64 exports | 204 exports | 10 |
| 2010s | 128 exports | 109 exports | 147 exports | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More trade data for Benin
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 106.22 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.62 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.4 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 84.16 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.79 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 78.62 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.3386 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 5.03 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 1.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of product in Benin?
- Number of product in Benin was 147 exports in 2011, according to UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/).
- What is the highest number of product recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 204 exports in 2003.
- What is the lowest number of product recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 55 exports in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for number of product?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of product rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTAD Statistical Office, also reported in the UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics, various issues (http://unctadstat.unctad.org/), published as part of Number of product (exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of products (at SITC, Revision 3, 3-digit group level) exported by country or country grouping; this figure includes only those products that are greater than 100,000 dollars or more than 0.3 per cent of the country’s or country group’s total exports. The maximum number of products is 261.