ICT goods imports in Benin
Benin: ICT goods imports was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.4% for ict goods imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Benin peaked at 3.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2016.
Benin ranks 148th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 145 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% compare
- 146 Suriname 2.4% compare
- 147 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.4% compare
- 149 Eswatini 2.4% compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 2.3% compare
- 151 Syrian Arab Republic 2.2% compare
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Benin?
- Ict goods imports in Benin was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for ict goods imports?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).