# Benin HS 520523 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520523 exports from Benin: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Benin |
| HS6 | 520523 |
| Latest exports | $3.7M |
| Active destinations | 9 |
| Three-year growth | +14,671.7% |
| Destination HHI | 3,432 |
| Weighted share | 7.6% |

## Destination markets

- Pakistan: $1.8M; share 14.1%; growth +0%

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Not reported at Not reported.
- Lowest reported market price: Not reported at Not reported.
- Median reported price: Not reported.
- Price spread: Not reported.

## Export history

- 1998: $291.3K
- 2008: $10.6
- 2015: $1.0
- 2023: $1.8
- 2024: $3.4M

## 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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