Cote d'Ivoire (CIV) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Cote d'Ivoire-Benin Trade: In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $100M to Benin. The main products that Cote d'Ivoire exported to Benin were Soups and Broths ($37M), Pesticides ($10.7M), and Refined Petroleum ($6.39M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $54.1M in 2017 to $100M in 2022.

In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire did not export any services to Benin.

Benin-Cote d'Ivoire Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $13.8M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products that Benin exported to Cote d'Ivoire were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.13M), Pasta ($1.75M), and Used Clothing ($1.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Cote d'Ivoire have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $14.6M in 2017 to $13.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Benin did not export any services to Cote d'Ivoire.

Comparison: In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire ranked 117 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.1), and 81 in total exports ($17.5B). That same year, Benin ranked 86 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.5), and 149 in total exports ($1.67B).

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In 2022, Cote d'Ivoire exported $100M to Benin. The main products exported from Cote d'Ivoire to Benin were Soups and Broths ($37M), Pesticides ($10.7M), and Refined Petroleum ($6.39M). During the last 5 years the exports of Cote d'Ivoire to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 13.1%, from $54.1M in 2017 to $100M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $13.8M to Cote d'Ivoire. The main products exported from Benin to Cote d'Ivoire were Light Pure Woven Cotton ($8.13M), Pasta ($1.75M), and Used Clothing ($1.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Cote d'Ivoire have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.12%, from $14.6M in 2022 to $13.8M in 2017.

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

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Trade between Cote d'Ivoire () and Benin ()

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Cote d'Ivoire
Top DestinationSwitzerland$1.6B

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Cote d'Ivoire than Benin included Switzerland ($1.6B), Mali ($1.46B), and Netherlands ($1.43B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Cote d'Ivoire included Bangladesh ($406M), United Arab Emirates ($382M), and Egypt ($41.7M).

Difference in imports from Benin () and Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cote d'Ivoire - Benin

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This chart compares trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Benin by product, considering products traded by both, Cote d'Ivoire and Benin.

During 2022, Cote d'Ivoire had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Foodstuffs ($38.7M), Chemical Products ($12.8M), and Textiles ($9.81M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Cote d'Ivoire in the exports of Textiles ($9.37M), Foodstuffs ($2.44M), and Machines ($762k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Cote d'Ivoire Benin+$2.34MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Benin Cote d'Ivoire+$95.6kCars

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Cote d'Ivoire () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

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Trade between Cote d'Ivoire () and Benin ()

Cote d'Ivoire Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Benin () and Cote d'Ivoire () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Cote d'Ivoire - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Cote d'Ivoire () and Benin () (2022)

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