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Benin
Showing values for 2025. The slider includes years with at least one sourced numeric observation for this country. A metric remains unavailable where its own source has a gap.
Military
| Metric | 2025 value | Period | Previous available | Sources available | Period coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military expenditure share of GDPraw · percentMilitary economic burden | ≈ 0.89
Exact value0.8900779239 |
2025 | ≈ 0.78
Exact value0.7788479139 |
— | 24 / 36Available periods1990, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Military expenditure share of government expenditureraw · percentMilitary budget priority | ≈ 4.82
Exact value4.8192978240 |
2025 | ≈ 4.31
Exact value4.3142332872 |
— | 24 / 36Available periods1990, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
International trade
| Metric | 2025 value | Period | Previous available | Sources available | Period coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied tariff rate, weighted meanraw · percentApplied tariff burden | Unavailable missing | 2025 | 10.16 2022 | — | 22 / 36Available periods2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Exports of goods and services, current USDraw · USDExport scale | ≈ 4,189,174,580.03
Exact value4189174580.0288500000 |
2025 | ≈ 4,047,363,784.46
Exact value4047363784.4553700000 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Exports of goods and services, annual growthraw · percentExport momentum | ≈ -0.62
Exact value-0.6224750598 |
2025 | ≈ 4.38
Exact value4.3803786575 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| External balance on goods and services, current USDraw · USDGoods and services trade balance | ≈ -739,953,472.05
Exact value-739953472.0487410000 |
2025 | ≈ -635,776,349.34
Exact value-635776349.3368430000 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| High-technology exports share of manufactured exportsraw · percentExport technology composition | Unavailable missing | 2025 | ≈ 30.54
Exact value30.5389584270 |
— | 12 / 36Available periods2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Imports of goods and services, current USDraw · USDImport scale | ≈ 4,929,128,052.08
Exact value4929128052.0775900000 |
2025 | ≈ 4,683,140,133.79
Exact value4683140133.7922100000 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Imports of goods and services, annual growthraw · percentImport momentum | ≈ 0.87
Exact value0.8651926348 |
2025 | ≈ -0.75
Exact value-0.7522659719 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Merchandise exports, current USDraw · USDMerchandise export scale | 3,988,000,000 available | 2025 | 4,024,000,000 2024 | — | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Merchandise imports, current USDraw · USDMerchandise import scale | 4,951,000,000 available | 2025 | 4,835,000,000 2024 | — | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Trade share of GDPraw · percentTrade openness | ≈ 37.12
Exact value37.1169356249 |
2025 | ≈ 40.64
Exact value40.6398022402 |
— | 36 / 36Available periods1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |