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About

Norway-Benin Trade: In 2022, Norway exported $6.86M to Benin. The main products that Norway exported to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.4M), Cars ($1.5M), and Delivery Trucks ($773k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Norway to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $3.65M in 2017 to $6.86M in 2022.

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

Benin-Norway Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $44.2k to Norway. The main products that Benin exported to Norway were Refined Petroleum ($44.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Norway have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%,  from $39.6k in 2017 to $44.2k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Norway ranked 43 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.54), and 28 in total exports ($285B). 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

Depth
Value

In 2022, Norway exported $6.86M to Benin. The main products exported from Norway to Benin were Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($4.4M), Cars ($1.5M), and Delivery Trucks ($773k). During the last 5 years the exports of Norway to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.5%, from $3.65M in 2017 to $6.86M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $44.2k to Norway. The main products exported from Benin to Norway were Refined Petroleum ($44.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Norway have increased at an annualized rate of 2.19%, from $39.6k in 2022 to $44.2k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Norway
Top Destination
Germany$78.1B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Norway than Benin included Germany ($78.1B), United Kingdom ($59.1B), and France ($25.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Norway included Bangladesh ($406M), Chad ($28M), and Niger ($16.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Norway - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Norway had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Animal Products ($4.4M), Transportation ($2.28M), and Mineral Products ($99.9k).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Norway in the exports of Mineral Products ($44.2k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Norway Benin+$500kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Benin Norway+$210kRefined Petroleum

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 Norway and Benin. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Norway indicates it has a comparative advantage over Benin. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Benin indicates it has a comparative advantage over Norway.

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

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