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About

Russia-Benin Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $28.9M to Benin. The main products that Russia exported to Benin were Wheat ($7.58M), Coal Briquettes ($6.73M), and Refined Petroleum ($5.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $11.6M in 2017 to $28.9M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Benin worth $906k, with Other business services ($856k), Financial services ($20k), and Transportation ($15k) being the largest in terms of value.

Benin-Russia Trade: In 2022, Benin exported $626k to Russia. The main products that Benin exported to Russia were Other Oily Seeds ($626k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 60%,  from $59.6k in 2017 to $626k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). 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, Russia exported $28.9M to Benin. The main products exported from Russia to Benin were Wheat ($7.58M), Coal Briquettes ($6.73M), and Refined Petroleum ($5.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Benin have increased at an annualized rate of 20.1%, from $11.6M in 2017 to $28.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Benin exported $626k to Russia. The main products exported from Benin to Russia were Other Oily Seeds ($626k). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to Russia have increased at an annualized rate of 60%, from $59.6k in 2022 to $626k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Benin
Top Destination
India$448M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Benin included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Benin than Russia included Bangladesh ($406M), Chad ($28M), and Togo ($35.9M).

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

Comparative Advantage Russia - Benin

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Mineral Products ($11.8M), Vegetable Products ($7.6M), and Animal Products ($7.39M).

During 2017, Benin had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($626k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Benin+$8.74MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Benin Russia+$434kOther Oily Seeds

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

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

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