Morocco (MAR) and Benin (BEN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Morocco-Benin Trade: In 2022, Morocco exported $169M to Benin. The main products that Morocco exported to Benin were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($95.1M), Paper Containers ($9.62M), and Iron Structures ($9.18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Morocco to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $70.9M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

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

Benin-Morocco In N/A, Benin did not export any products to Morocco.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Morocco ranked 80 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.29), and 63 in total exports ($46.7B). 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, Morocco exported $169M to Benin. The main products exported from Morocco to Benin were Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($95.1M), Paper Containers ($9.62M), and Iron Structures ($9.18M). During the last 5 years the exports of Morocco to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 19%, from $70.9M in 2017 to $169M in 2022.

Benin does not register exports to Morocco. The main products exported from Benin to Morocco were Stone Processing Machines ($168k), Raw Cotton ($101k), and Centrifuges ($68.8k).

Exports from Morocco () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Morocco () (2022)

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Trade between Morocco () and Benin ()

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Morocco
Top DestinationSpain$8.55B

Benin
Top DestinationIndia$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Morocco than Benin included Spain ($8.55B), France ($7.92B), and India ($2.99B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Morocco included United Arab Emirates ($382M), Chad ($28M), and Norfolk Island ($40.1k).

Difference in imports from Benin () and Morocco () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Benin

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

During 2022, Morocco had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Chemical Products ($96M), Machines ($22.6M), and Metals ($13.6M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Morocco Benin+$2.98MInsulated Wire

Top Product Potential Benin Morocco+$546kRaw Cotton

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Morocco () to Benin () (2022)

Exports from Benin () to Morocco () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Morocco () and Benin ()

Morocco Exports

Benin Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Benin () and Morocco () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Morocco - Benin

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Morocco () and Benin () (2022)

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