Benin | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). Limitations and exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another. Statistical concept and methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source
Benin | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
1962 26.36640428
1963 22.63416313
1964 24.37111208
1965 22.79519987
1966 24.69255462
1967 21.83835018
1968 21.80343125
1969 19.56422649
1970 17.8162044
1971 17.15797146
1972 20.94113797
1973 21.82943701
1974 17.84938909
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979 23.42441606
1980 26.26818892
1981
1982 24.91914309
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998 24.839403
1999 22.96973192
2000 21.8673893
2001 20.36073082
2002 23.87632384
2003 24.21419838
2004 24.56537392
2005 29.94204175
2006 30.67828191
2007 31.15944195
2008 36.13611864
2009 31.09403493
2010 38.64012402
2011 33.92059728
2012 37.88979504
2013 40.33256178
2014 45.84837063
2015 40.20198613
2016 50.48784
2017 52.31133116
2018 46.91938644
2019 38.44001027
2020 32.93106031
2021 35.11947694
2022 31.47234744

Benin | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). Limitations and exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another. Statistical concept and methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source