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18.1%CURRENT US$
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56.2%CURRENT US$
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11.8%CURRENT US$
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$1,303CURRENT US$
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About

Netherlands-Benin Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $98.9M to Benin. The main products that Netherlands exported to Benin were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($28.8M), Poultry Meat ($15M), and Concentrated Milk ($6.83M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 0.026%, from $98.8M in 2017 to $98.9M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $6.63M to Netherlands. The main products that Benin exported to Netherlands were Refined Petroleum ($2.41M), Cranes ($1.15M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($1.04M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.7%,  from $13.8M in 2017 to $6.63M in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to Netherlands.

Comparison: In 2022,  Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Netherlands exported $98.9M to Benin. The main products exported from Netherlands to Benin were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($28.8M), Poultry Meat ($15M), and Concentrated Milk ($6.83M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 0.026%, from $98.8M in 2017 to $98.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $6.63M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Benin to Netherlands were Refined Petroleum ($2.41M), Cranes ($1.15M), and Other Pure Vegetable Oils ($1.04M). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Netherlands have decreased at an annualized rate of 13.7%, from $13.8M in 2022 to $6.63M in 2017.

Exports from Netherlands (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Benin (Flag) to Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

This map shows whether countries import more from Netherlands or Benin. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Netherlands and Benin or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Benin included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Netherlands included Norfolk Island ($40.1k).

Difference in imports from Benin (Flag) and Netherlands (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Netherlands - Benin

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Netherlands and Benin by product, considering products traded by both, Netherlands and Benin.

During 2022, Netherlands had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Textiles ($29.5M), Animal Products ($29.1M), and Machines ($10.4M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.41M), Machines ($1.46M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($1.04M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Netherlands Benin+$10MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Benin Netherlands+$799kSoybeans

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Netherlands and Benin. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Netherlands indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Netherlands.

Product Space of Netherlands (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2022)

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