# Benin HS 251520 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 251520 exports from Benin: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Benin |
| HS6 | 251520 |
| Latest exports | $680.7K |
| Active destinations | 2 |
| Three-year growth | -12% |
| Destination HHI | 4,952 |
| Weighted share | 48.4% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Morocco at $2.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Togo at $7.8 / ton.
- Median reported price: $285.7 / ton.
- Price spread: 753.6%.

## Export history

- 2009: $143.8K
- 2010: $288.3K
- 2011: $353.7K
- 2012: $2.0M
- 2013: $3.3M
- 2014: $814.6K
- 2015: $896.9K
- 2016: $2.5M
- 2017: $1.8M
- 2018: $193.2K
- 2019: $664.6K
- 2020: $237.6K
- 2021: $464.7K
- 2023: $1.9K
- 2024: $316.8K

## 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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