# Benin HS 120740 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 120740 exports from Benin: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Benin |
| HS6 | 120740 |
| Latest exports | $3.8M |
| Active destinations | 11 |
| Three-year growth | +40.3% |
| Destination HHI | 7,949 |
| Weighted share | 34.7% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $8.5K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Burkina Faso at $28.6 / ton.
- Median reported price: $505.9 / ton.
- Price spread: 1,674.6%.

## Export history

- 2010: $2.2K
- 2011: $123.3K
- 2012: $182.0K
- 2013: $1.5M
- 2014: $1.4M
- 2015: $17.0K
- 2016: $60.6K
- 2017: $264.1
- 2018: $1.9M
- 2019: $1.6M
- 2020: $2.2M
- 2021: $1.3M
- 2022: $850.3K
- 2023: $468.2K
- 2024: $3.5M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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