Benin, is a country located at Western Africa, it has an area of 114,760 Km2.

Benin, with a population of 14,111,000 people, it is ranked at 76º position by population of 196 countries and has a population density of 123 people per km2.

It's capital is Porto-Novo and its currency is West African CFA franc

Benin is holding the 126 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 10,611 millions of euros (11,481 millions of dollars), ( 53.44% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €752 euros per inhabitant$814 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Benin, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.504 points in 2022, leaving it in 173th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Benin are business, you must know it's in the 149th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Benin, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Benin Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.5%
Annual GDP [+]2024€19,858M
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,487M
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,369
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,482
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,611
Debt ($M) [+]202411,481
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.44%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€752
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$814
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-608
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-658
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.06%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,584.9
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,879.0
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023587.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023635.6
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202518.02%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202389.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202396.3
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.55%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024143.1
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024154.8
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.80%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.05%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€254
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$275
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€42
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$45
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€6
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€10
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$11
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2013NR
Fitch Rating [+]10/29/2021B+
Corruption Index [+]202343
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019125º
Fragile States Index [+]202472.5
RTI Raking [+]2024131º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024119º
Labour
NMW [+]2023$85.7
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017105º
Business
Doing Business [+]2020149º
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.18
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020325,000
Exports [+]2023€3,545.4M
Exports [+]2023$3,833.6M
Exports % GDP [+]202319.49%
Imports [+]2023€4,826.9M
Imports [+]2023$5,219.3M
Imports % GDP [+]202326.53%
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,281.5M
Trade balance [+]2023$-163.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-7.04%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2023123
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024114º
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017266.3
% Immigrant [+]20203.02%
% Emigrant [+]20205.22%
Birth Rate [+]202333.88‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017801.3
Crude death rate [+]20238.80‰
Fertility Rate [+]20234.56
% risk of poverty [+]202136.2%
Population [+]202314,111,000
Immigrant stock [+]2020394,276
Emigrant stock [+]2020681,827
HDI [+]20220.504
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024134º
Life expectancy [+]202360.77
Suicides [+]20151,017
Suicide rate [+]20158.95
Number of homicides [+]2017126
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.13
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.49
Annual crude oil production [+]20200
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,459
Generation GWh [+]20231,001
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026163
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202628,036
Fully vaccinated [+]12/18/20222,742,837
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202611.55
Doses administered [+]12/18/20224,232,541