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About

Benin-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2023, Benin exported $803M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Benin exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($765M), Soybeans ($19.1M), and Soybean Meal ($4.74M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Benin to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $259M in 2018 to $803M in 2023.

In 2023, Benin did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Benin Trade: In 2023, United Arab Emirates exported $175M to Benin. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Benin were Rice ($53.6M), Refined Petroleum ($18.1M), and Cars ($15.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.54%,  from $180M in 2018 to $175M in 2023.

In 2023, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Benin.

Comparison: In 2023,  Benin ranked 83 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.43), and 146 in total exports ($1.93B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 54 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 21 in total exports ($357B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Benin exported $803M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Benin to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($765M), Soybeans ($19.1M), and Soybean Meal ($4.74M). During the last 5 years the exports of Benin to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 25.4%, from $259M in 2018 to $803M in 2023.

In 2018, United Arab Emirates exported $175M to Benin. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Benin were Rice ($53.6M), Refined Petroleum ($18.1M), and Cars ($15.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Benin have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.54%, from $180M in 2023 to $175M in 2018.

Exports from Benin (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Benin (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Benin (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Benin Exports

United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Benin
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$803M
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
China$40.2B

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

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Benin than from United Arab Emirates.

In 2023, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Benin included China ($40.2B), India ($38.2B), and Japan ($37.4B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Benin (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Benin - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Benin and United Arab Emirates by product, considering products traded by both, Benin and United Arab Emirates.

During 2023, Benin had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($765M), Vegetable Products ($21.4M), and Foodstuffs ($7.83M).

During 2018, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Benin in the exports of Vegetable Products ($54.2M), Machines ($35.6M), and Transportation ($23.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Benin United Arab Emirates+$1.13MCoconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Benin+$1.45MTelephones

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

Product Space of Benin (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2023)

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