Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin
Benin: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 29 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin is 29 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin peaked at 106 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29 %, in 2021.
That places Benin 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 % | — |
| 2001 | 62 % | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 63 % | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 75 % | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 106 % | +41.3% |
| 2005 | 106 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74 % | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 51 % | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 40 % | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 56 % | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 63 % | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 74 % | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 64 % | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 61 % | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 61 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 % | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 68 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52 % | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 39 % | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 30 % | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 % | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 29 % | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 29 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 29 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.1 % | 40 % | 106 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58 % | 30 % | 74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.33 % | 29 % | 30 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Benin was 29 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 106 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 % in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.