Country comparison France vs Benin

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20250.8%chart7.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,938K
Annual GDP [+]2025€2,979,085Mchart€19,858M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$21,487M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2025€43,350chart€1,3692024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$1,4822024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€753,457M
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart10,6112024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart11,4812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart53.44%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€7522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$8142024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-6082024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-6582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-3.06%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart3,584.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart3,879.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart587.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart635.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart18.02%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart89.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart96.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart2.55%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart143.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart154.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart3.80%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart18.05%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€2542024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$2752024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+NR11/01/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-B+10/29/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart125º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart72.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart131º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart119º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]January 20267.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$85.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart105º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/05/20260.8607
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/05/20263.47%
Risk Premium [+]03/05/202662
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/05/2026-0.71%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart149º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart22.182015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart325,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€604,295.8Mchart€3,545.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$682,842.2Mchart$3,833.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart19.49%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€696,392.7Mchart€4,826.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$786,909.8Mchart$5,219.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart26.53%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-92,096.9Mchart€-1,281.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-104,067.7Mchart$-163.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-7.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.5%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2024125chart1232023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart114º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart266.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart3.02%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart5.22%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart33.88‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart801.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart8.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.61chart4.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart36.2%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart14,111,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart394,2762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart681,8272020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.5042022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart134º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart60.772023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart1,0172015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart8.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart1262017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart1.132017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart0.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411chart02020Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7chart8.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024409,682chart1,8432024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024537,227chart1,0062024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/2026168,199chart16302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202639,058,068chart28,03602/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart2,742,83712/18/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20262,441.82chart11.5502/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart4,232,54112/18/2022Doses administered [+]
France
Benin