Benin | Imports and Exports | World | Rice | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" from Benin totalled $ 3.29 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 1006 from Benin went up by 3.66 thousand% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" went up by $ 3.2 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 1006 from Benin amounted $87 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" amounted to 0.312% of total exports from Benin (cumulative merchandise exports from Benin totalled $ 1.05 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 1006 in total exports from Benin increased by 0.303 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.009% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Benin were equal to $ 894 million).
Exports of commodity group 1006 amounted to 87% of total sales of group "" from Benin in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Benin amounted to $3.76 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 1006 in sales of commodity group from Benin increased by 79 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 7.9% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Benin were $1.1 million).
Where does Benin export Rice?
Top export destinations of "Rice" from Benin in 2023:
- Niger with a share of 93% (3.08 million US$)
- Nigeria with a share of 3.06% (100 thousand US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 2.99% (98 thousand US$)
- Togo - 12.8 thousand US$
- Equatorial Guinea - 234 US$
Exports structure of 1006 - Rice - from Benin in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 92% (3.05 million US$): 100630 - Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not polished/glazed
- 7.27% (239 thousand US$): 100610 - Rice in the husk (paddy/rough)
The value of imports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" to Benin totalled $ 652 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 1006 to Benin decreased by 1.88% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" decreased by $ 12.5 million (the value of imports of commodity group 1006 to Benin was equal to $665 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 1006 "Rice" accounted for 16.7% of total import flow to Benin (in 2023, total imports to Benin amounted to $ 3.9 billion). The share of commodity group 1006 in total imports to Benin decreased by 1.52 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 18.2% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Benin were equal to $ 3.64 billion).
Imports of commodity group 1006 reached 94% of total imports of group "" to Benin in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Benin totalled $691 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 1006 in total imports of commodity group to Benin increased by 0.425 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 93% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Benin accounted for $708 million).
Where does Benin import Rice from?
Top trading partners (import of "Rice") of Benin in 2023:
- India with a share of 70% (460 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 8.8% (57 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 7.07% (46 million US$)
- Singapore with a share of 6.45% (42 million US$)
- Pakistan with a share of 2.17% (14.2 million US$)
- Togo with a share of 1.88% (12.3 million US$)
- Lebanon with a share of 1.35% (8.87 million US$)
- Switzerland - 4.18 million US$
- Spain - 2.69 million US$
- Turkey - 1.46 million US$
Imports structure of 1006 - Rice - to Benin in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 97% (637 million US$): 100630 - Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not polished/glazed
- 2.24% (14.6 million US$): 100640 - Broken rice
- 0.044% (288 thousand US$): 100610 - Rice in the husk (paddy/rough)
- 0.002% (13.8 thousand US$): 100620 - Husked (brown) rice
