Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Benin

Benin: Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) was 86.01 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
86.01
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
75th
of 184 countries
All-time high
86.01
in 2014
All-time low
79.95
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Benin, 2005–2014

0204060802005200920142005: 79.92006: 81.22007: 822008: 80.82009: 82.42010: 82.92011: 83.32012: 83.22013: 85.82014: 86

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Benin stood at 86.01. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Benin peaked at 86.01 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.95, in 2005.

That places Benin 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Benin, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 79.95 —
2006 81.18 +1.5%
2007 82.02 +1.0%
2008 80.83 -1.5%
2009 82.36 +1.9%
2010 82.87 +0.6%
2011 83.35 +0.6%
2012 83.24 -0.1%
2013 85.85 +3.1%
2014 86.01 +0.2%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 86.01 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 79.37, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 86.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.41, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.27 79.95 82.36 5
2010s 84.26 82.87 86.01 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 73 Poland 86.06 compare
  2. 73 Suriname 86.06 compare
  3. 76 Yemen 85.73 compare
  4. 77 Lebanon 85.4 compare
  5. 78 Kuwait 85.29 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Benin?
Trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) in Benin was 86.01 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 86.01 in 2014.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 79.95 in 2005.
How does Benin rank for trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15)?
Benin ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to export (us$ per container) (db06-15) rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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The score for the cost to export benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.