What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?

Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.

What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.

How does Benin rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Benin ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin

Name: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

97th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

All-time low

0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

Years of data

1974–2023

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1974–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin stood at 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.

That places Benin 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1974 to 2023.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1974	0.1676 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1975	0.1715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1976	0.1229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
1977	0.1721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+40.0%
1978	0.1352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1979	0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
1980	0.1167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1981	0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+157.6%
1982	0.1068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-64.5%
1983	0.1208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1984	0.2129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.3%
1985	0.2848 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.8%
1986	0.231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1987	0.2345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1988	0.1174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.9%
1989	0.1251 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1990	0.1212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1991	0.188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.2%
1992	0.2035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1993	0.173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1994	0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.9%
1995	0.1936 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.3%
1996	0.2215 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.4%
1997	0.1869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1998	0.1687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1999	0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.1%
2000	0.1117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
2001	0.102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
2002	0.1073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2003	0.1013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2004	0.092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
2005	0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2006	0.1046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
2007	0.1283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.6%
2008	0.1315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2009	0.1262 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2010	0.1345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2011	0.1171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
2012	0.1295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2013	0.1584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.3%
2014	0.1932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
2015	0.2101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2016	0.2399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2017	0.2347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2018	0.2345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2019	0.2124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2020	0.191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2021	0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2022	0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2023	0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1981	+157.6%	0.1167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1469 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1721 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6
1980s	0.185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1864 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Benin

94 Rwanda 0.2118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
95 France 0.2092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
96 Ukraine 0.2061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Panama 0.2057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Greece 0.2053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
100 Mali 0.2047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Benin

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?: Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.2059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.3005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0881 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
How does Benin rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 9,573 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.