Overview In 2022 Benin was the number 149 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 137 in total imports.
Exports The top exports of Benin are Raw Cotton ($587M), Gold ($386M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($279M), Soybeans ($84.8M), and Other Oily Seeds ($42.3M), exporting mostly to India ($448M), Bangladesh ($406M), United Arab Emirates ($382M), China ($60.2M), and Egypt ($41.7M).
Imports The top imports of Benin are Rice ($751M), Refined Petroleum ($370M), Palm Oil ($312M), Cars ($311M), and Poultry Meat ($199M), importing mostly from China ($1.49B), India ($840M), United States ($371M), United Arab Emirates ($346M), and France ($295M).
Location Benin borders Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo by land and Ghana by sea.