# Benin HS 520524 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 520524 exports from Benin: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Benin |
| HS6 | 520524 |
| Latest exports | $1.4M |
| Active destinations | 4 |
| Three-year growth | +4,754.7% |
| Destination HHI | 5,114 |
| Weighted share | 1.1% |

## Destination markets

- Pakistan: $986.3K; share 1.1%; 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

- 2008: $12.6
- 2023: $1.4
- 2024: $1.4M

## 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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