Benin

Benin


Agriculture Products

cotton, corn, cassava (manioc, tapioca), yams, beans, palm oil, peanuts, cashews; livestock

Exports

$1.108 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
$1.071 billion (2012 est.)

Exports- Commodities

cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood

Exports- Partners

China 25%, India 23.5%,<br> Lebanon 18.7%, Ni

Imports

$1.835 billion (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 166
$1.755 billion (2012 est.)

Imports- Commodities

foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products

Imports - Partners

China 37.2%, US 8.9%,<br> India 6.7%, France 5.6%,<br> Malaysia 5.3% (2012) <br>

Currency

West African CFA Franc

Exchange Rates

Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar -
500.7 (2013 est.)
510.53 (2012 est.)
495.28 (2010 est.)
472.19 (2009)
447.81 (2008)

Fiscal Year

calendar year