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142 III. Country Profiles<br />

BENIN<br />

Key Scores and Trends<br />

Rank<br />

Score<br />

2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change<br />

Overall 136/140 136/140 0 17/100 18/100 -1<br />

Depth 121/140 126/140 5 10/50 9/50 1<br />

Breadth 128/140 115/140 -13 7/50 10/50 -3<br />

Trade Pillar 133/140 126/140 -7 24/100 29/100 -5<br />

BEN<br />

Capital Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

Information Pillar 101/102 100/102 -1 15/100 14/100 1<br />

People Pillar · · · · · ·<br />

<strong>Connectedness</strong> Score Trend<br />

30<br />

25<br />

20<br />

15<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

2005<br />

2006<br />

2007<br />

2008<br />

2009<br />

2010<br />

2011<br />

2012<br />

2013<br />

Rooted Map<br />

Rooted Map:<br />

Benin’s Benin’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013<br />

9<br />

10<br />

Top Export Destinations<br />

1. Lebanon (22%)<br />

2. China (22%)<br />

3. India (18%)<br />

4. Nigeria (5%)<br />

5. Niger (5%)<br />

8<br />

5<br />

BENIN<br />

4<br />

6<br />

6. Namibia (3%)<br />

7. Indonesia (3%)<br />

8. Belgium (2%)<br />

9. Mali (2%)<br />

10. Burkina Faso (2%)<br />

Benin’s Share of Partners’ Imports<br />

1% 0.5% 0.2% 0.05% 0.01% 0.005% unknown<br />

1<br />

3<br />

2<br />

7<br />

Major Export Products<br />

Cotton, cashews, shea<br />

butter, textiles, palm<br />

products, seafood<br />

Depth<br />

Rank<br />

Level<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 117/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 121/140 97/140 14% 26%<br />

Services Trade (% of GDP) 84/140 81/140 6% 7%<br />

Capital · –<br />

FDI Stock (% of GDP) 95/131 116/140 2% 16%<br />

FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 50/133 51/140 3% 16%<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) · · · ·<br />

Information 133/140 –<br />

Internet Bandwidth<br />

130/140 3,153<br />

(Bits per Second per Internet User)<br />

International Phone Calls<br />

(Minutes per Capita)<br />

Printed Publications Trade<br />

(USD per Capita)<br />

122/140 126/140 10 25<br />

113/136 134/136 $0 $0<br />

People · –<br />

Migrants (% of Population) 81/139 90/140 5% 2%<br />

Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) · 118/131 · 0.0<br />

International Students (% of Tertiary<br />

Education Enrollment)<br />

71/128 · 4% ·<br />

Breadth<br />

Rank<br />

% Same Region<br />

Outward Inward Outward Inward<br />

Trade 113/140 –<br />

Merchandise Trade 130/139 85/140 22% 8%<br />

Capital · –<br />

BEN<br />

FDI Stock · · · ·<br />

FDI Flows · · · ·<br />

Portfolio Equity Stock · – · –<br />

Information 99/102 –<br />

30<br />

International 25 Phone Calls 100/100 85/91 92% 45%<br />

20<br />

Printed 15 Publications Trade 95/136 120/136 52% 18%<br />

10<br />

5<br />

0<br />

People 2005 2006 2007 2008123/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012<br />

Migrants 133/139 121/130 94% 99%<br />

Tourists – 84/99 – 67%<br />

International Students – · – ·<br />

Directionality<br />

Overall<br />

Depth<br />

Breadth<br />

-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100<br />

Balance Inward Outward<br />

2013<br />

Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of <strong>Connectedness</strong><br />

Structural Factors<br />

General Policies / Environment<br />

Rank Level<br />

Rank Level<br />

GDP per Capita (+) 128/140 $805 Operating Environment (+) 96/129 3.4<br />

Linguistic Commonality (+) 55/140 4% Infrastructure (+) 116/129 2.6<br />

Remoteness (-) 47/140 6.1 Press Freedom (+) 66/137 72<br />

Population (-) 73/140 10.3 Labor Freedom (+) 104/140 51<br />

Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 66/140 50<br />

<strong>Global</strong>ization Policies<br />

Rank Level<br />

Enabling Trade <strong>Index</strong> (+) 113/129 3.1<br />

Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 4/138 15.8<br />

Capital Account Openness (+) 92/135 0.2<br />

Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 100/139 58<br />

Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 122/140 21<br />

– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact

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