Country comparison Benin vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20247.5%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€19,858Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$21,487Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€1,369chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$1,482chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,611chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,481chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202453.44%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€752chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$814chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-608chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-658chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-3.06%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20243,584.9chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20243,879.0chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023587.6chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023635.6chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202518.02%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202389.1chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202396.3chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20232.55%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024143.1chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024154.8chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.80%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202418.05%chart47.10%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€254chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$275chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€42chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$45chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€6chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$7chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€10chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$11chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
A109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]11/01/2013NRA+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]10/29/2021B+A05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202343chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019125ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202472.5chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024131ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024119ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2023$85.7chart$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017105ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
144.970002/13/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
122.210002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.11%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
5.2%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
4.0%December 2025HICP [+]
Money Market
7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020149ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201522.18chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2020325,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€3,545.4Mchart€6,429.3M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$3,833.6Mchart$7,265.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202319.49%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€4,826.9Mchart€9,513.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$5,219.3Mchart$10,750.3M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202326.53%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,281.5Mchart€-3,084.4M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-163.1Mchart$-3,485.3M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-7.04%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023123chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024114ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]2017266.3chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.02%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20205.22%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202333.88‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017801.3chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20238.80‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20234.56chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202136.2%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202314,111,000chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020394,276chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020681,827chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.504chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024134ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202360.77chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20151,017chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20158.95chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2017126chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20171.13chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.49chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]20200
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20218.0
Consumption GWh [+]20231,459chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20231,001chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026163chart18601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202628,036chart211,18801/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/18/20222,742,837chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/202611.55chart477.6001/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/18/20224,232,541chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
Benin
Iceland