Country comparison Benin vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.5%chart0.8%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,938K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€19,858Mchart€2,979,085M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,487Mchart$3,366,307M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,369chart€43,3502025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,482chart$48,8702025GDP per capita [+]
€753,457M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,611chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,481chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.44%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€752chart€47,9842024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$814chart$51,9222024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-608chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-658chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.06%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,584.9chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,879.0chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023587.6chart141,308.12022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023635.6chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202518.02%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202389.1chart284,491.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202396.3chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.55%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024143.1chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024154.8chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.80%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.05%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€254chart€24,2702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$275chart$26,2362024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€42chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$45chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€6chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€10chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$11chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2013NRA+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/29/2021B+AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019125ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202472.5chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024131ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024119ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
7.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$85.7chart$2,142.02026NMW [+]
€1,823.02026NMW [+]
$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017105ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
0.865003/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
3.51%03/06/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
6503/06/2026Risk Premium [+]
-1.36%03/06/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
-2.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020149ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
2.3%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.18chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020325,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,545.4Mchart€604,295.8M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,833.6Mchart$682,842.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.49%chart20.28%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€4,826.9Mchart€696,392.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,219.3Mchart$786,909.8M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.53%chart23.38%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,281.5Mchart€-92,096.8M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-163.1Mchart$-104,067.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-7.04%chart-3.09%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.5%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023123chart1252024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024114ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017266.3chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.02%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.22%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.88‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017801.3chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.80‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.56chart1.612024Fertility Rate [+]
3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202136.2%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202314,111,000chart68,882,6002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020394,276chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020681,827chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.504chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024134ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202360.77chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,017chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.95chart12.972023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2017126chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.13chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.49chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20200chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20241,843chart409,6822024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20241,006chart537,2272024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026163chart168,19902/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202628,036chart39,058,06802/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/18/20222,742,837chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/202611.55chart2,441.8202/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/18/20224,232,541chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Benin
France