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Trade as a share of GDP in Benin

Trade as a share of GDP in Benin was 37.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 3.5 pts from 2024. That is the 149th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202537.1%
Change on 2024-3.5 pts
Rank149th of 171Countries ranked
Series high65.32014
Series low13.51962

Trade as a share of GDP in Benin, 1960 to 2025

02040608019601970198019902000201020251960: 18.2 %1961: 14.1 %1962: 13.5 %1963: 15.4 %1964: 17.4 %1965: 22.2 %1966: 23 %1967: 27.4 %1968: 28.4 %1969: 33.2 %1970: 39.6 %1971: 45.6 %1972: 41.2 %1973: 41.6 %1974: 43.8 %1975: 47.9 %1976: 44 %1977: 51 %1978: 51.1 %1979: 54.5 %1980: 53.1 %1981: 59.9 %1982: 57.9 %1983: 45.3 %1984: 50.5 %1985: 60.3 %1986: 49.3 %1987: 46.2 %1988: 45.9 %1989: 38.3 %1990: 45.7 %1991: 51.3 %1992: 56.7 %1993: 55.4 %1994: 64.4 %1995: 63.8 %1996: 56.5 %1997: 58.7 %1998: 59.6 %1999: 54.4 %2000: 47.3 %2001: 48.3 %2002: 43.8 %2003: 41.6 %2004: 39.9 %2005: 39.1 %2006: 39.8 %2007: 49.1 %2008: 47.8 %2009: 44.7 %2010: 51.4 %2011: 47.2 %2012: 50.7 %2013: 59.2 %2014: 65.3 %2015: 56.8 %2016: 59 %2017: 61.5 %2018: 61.8 %2019: 63.7 %2020: 44.8 %2021: 48.1 %2022: 44.4 %2023: 44.7 %2024: 40.6 %2025: 37.1 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202537.1
202440.6
202344.7
202244.4
202148.1
202044.8
201963.7
201861.8
201761.5
201659
201556.8
201465.3
201359.2
201250.7
201147.2
201051.4
200944.7
200847.8
200749.1
200639.8
200539.1
200439.9
200341.6
200243.8
200148.3
200047.3
199954.4
199859.6
199758.7
199656.5
199563.8
199464.4
199355.4
199256.7
199151.3
199045.7
198938.3
198845.9
198746.2
198649.3
198560.3
198450.5
198345.3
198257.9
198159.9
198053.1
197954.5
197851.1
197751
197644
197547.9
197443.8
197341.6
197241.2
197145.6
197039.6
196933.2
196828.4
196727.4
196623
196522.2
196417.4
196315.4
196213.5
196114.1
196018.2

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Benin?

Trade as a share of GDP in Benin was 37.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 3.5 pts from 2024. That is the 149th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Benin?

65.3% in 2014, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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