Benin
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Benin

Waterborne foreign imports from Benin to the United States in 2015 totaled $4,314,310. Exports to Benin in 2015 were $622,030,485.

Information about foreign trade between Benin and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Benin represented 98.4% of all vessel imports, $4,244,310 versus $4,314,310.

By weight, container cargo imports from Benin represented 112.6% of all vessel shippments, 822,498 (kg) versus 730,405 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $4,314,310  $622,030,485
2014  $4,209,720  $763,527,219
2013  $2,688,738  $581,862,414
2012  $1,012,669  $554,896,723
2011  $194,584  $601,615,541
2010  $29,017  $454,028,170
2009  $320,012  $389,508,722
2008  $30,825,567  $831,168,986
2007  $501,846  $268,448,213
2006  $155,845  $111,183,900
2005  $91,415  $69,505,162
2004  $458,060  $43,647,435
2003  $248,394  $28,115,887


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $4,244,310  $92,137,971
2014  $4,207,220  $93,769,132
2013  $2,688,738  $61,268,567
2012  $1,012,669  $25,799,332
2011  $194,584  $26,500,656
2010  $29,017  $29,367,298
2009  $264,782  $25,178,857
2008  $167,954  $36,327,218
2007  $501,846  $26,542,065
2006  $155,845  $24,710,601
2005  $91,415  $21,468,773
2004  $392,041  $16,414,013
2003  $206,550  $12,485,012


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  730,405  261,604,224
2014  824,435  266,930,186
2013  512,254  205,161,931
2012  181,609  200,904,176
2011  93,236  206,272,557
2010  2,310  143,840,638
2009  948,703  285,620,288
2008  30,796,202  811,842,951
2007  338,670  131,178,934
2006  123,699  41,873,836
2005  63,179  29,075,060
2004  159,057  43,937,992
2003  131,628  24,770,692


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  822,498  75,529,547
2014  822,498  47,806,741
2013  512,254  36,648,636
2012  181,609  13,704,505
2011  93,236  14,270,393
2010  2,310  15,088,649
2009  84,630  12,216,214
2008  63,638  21,856,346
2007  338,670  16,224,512
2006  123,699  15,573,251
2005  63,179  11,193,868
2004  111,238  10,371,015
2003  99,628  8,728,882


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov