Benin vs Mali: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Benin
3 rank
in 2024
Mali
3 rank
in 2024
Benin rank
48th
Mali rank
48th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3 rank against 3 rank in Mali, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 48th and Mali ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.57 rank | 2.71 rank | 7.86 rank | Benin |
| 1970s | 7 rank | 3.4 rank | 3.6 rank | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.6 rank | 8 rank | 2.4 rank | Mali |
| 1990s | 6.7 rank | 10.6 rank | 3.9 rank | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.4 rank | 8.5 rank | 6.1 rank | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.1 rank | 2.2 rank | 0.9 rank | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.2 rank | 2.6 rank | 0.4 rank | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Benin or Mali?
- Benin, at 3 rank against 3 rank in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Benin and Mali?
- 0 rank, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Benin ranks 48th and Mali ranks 48th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 indicates that the China is the country's largest import partner.