Benin - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Benin was 35.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.12 in 2018, while its lowest value was 14.19 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 21.66
1961 16.97
1962 16.07
1963 18.12
1964 16.31
1965 16.56
1966 14.19
1967 20.57
1968 22.06
1969 24.79
1970 29.07
1971 35.51
1972 31.19
1973 30.73
1974 32.63
1975 32.50
1976 34.94
1977 39.86
1978 36.39
1979 30.85
1980 28.04
1981 44.69
1982 38.49
1983 35.15
1984 43.29
1985 50.68
1986 43.04
1987 38.98
1988 49.00
1989 42.53
1990 28.21
1991 28.74
1992 53.85
1993 41.99
1994 51.87
1995 53.74
1996 50.06
1997 48.71
1998 46.56
1999 31.84
2000 28.55
2001 27.19
2002 27.97
2003 26.79
2004 23.63
2005 24.30
2006 27.92
2007 37.75
2008 36.48
2009 33.77
2010 34.99
2011 33.10
2012 33.95
2013 39.88
2014 48.09
2015 37.26
2016 39.30
2017 44.95
2018 54.12
2019 48.53
2020 35.65

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade