Country comparison Switzerland vs Benin

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.3%chart7.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q325,534K
Annual GDP [+]2024€865,620Mchart€19,858M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$936,564Mchart$21,487M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€96,010chart€1,3692024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$104,681chart$1,4822024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€231,056M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024325,312chart10,6112024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024352,006chart11,4812024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202437.52%chart53.44%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€35,950chart€7342024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$38,900chart$7942024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]20244,745chart-6082024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]20245,410chart-6582024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.50%chart-3.06%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024291,053.9chart3,584.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024299,453.5chart3,879.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202342,344.1chart587.62023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202345,799.1chart635.62023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202315.85%chart18.02%2025Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202469,255,025,560.8chart89.12023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202334,580.5chart96.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.65%chart2.55%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]20246,213.5chart143.12024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]20246,722.8chart154.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20242.27%chart3.80%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202433.60%chart18.05%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€32,165chart€2482024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$33,093chart$2682024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€4,750chart€422023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$5,198chart$452023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€7,727chart€62023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$3,898chart$72023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€689chart€102024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$751chart$112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/14/2025Aaa
S&P Rating [+]10/01/1988AAANR11/01/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/28/2020AAAB+10/29/2021Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart432023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20195ºchart125º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202416.2chart72.52024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202487ºchart131º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20241ºchart119º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]September 20255.0%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q35.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3261K
NMW [+]2024$5,011.6chart$85.72023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€4,548.8
Average Wage [+]2024$112,976
Average Wage [+]2024€104,378
Human Capital Ranking [+]20173ºchart105º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swiss francs [+]01/13/20260.9311
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.7983
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/13/20260.27%
Risk Premium [+]01/13/2026-255
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/2026-0.09%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.1%
HICP [+]November 20250%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-1.2%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/20/20250%
Business
Doing Business [+]202036ºchart149º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]September 20259.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024464,102
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.91
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021603.77chart22.182015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202427.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20187.70%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202241.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20229,159,500chart325,0002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€410,785.1Mchart€3,545.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$444,625.6Mchart$3,833.6M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202447.46%chart19.49%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€337,781.2Mchart€4,826.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$365,607.6Mchart$5,219.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202439.02%chart26.53%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€73,003.9Mchart€-1,281.5M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$79,018.0Mchart$-163.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20248.43%chart-7.04%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20151º
Density [+]2024219chart1262024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]20246ºchart114º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,488.1chart266.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202028.73%chart3.02%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20208.23%chart5.22%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20248.70‰chart33.88‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20179,197.2chart801.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.00‰chart8.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.33chart4.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202416.2%chart36.2%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20249,048,905chart14,462,7242024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,491,249chart394,2762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020713,623chart681,8272020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.967chart0.5042022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202420ºchart134º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.50chart60.772023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,023chart1,0172015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202311.20chart8.952015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202353chart1262017Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.60chart1.132017Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.87chart0.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
02020Annual crude oil production [+]
8.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]202357,185chart1,4592023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]202368,389chart1,0012023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202514,170chart16312/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20254,488,685chart28,03612/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/01/20236,013,254chart2,742,83712/18/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20251,565.94chart11.2712/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]07/03/202316,940,716chart4,232,54112/18/2022Doses administered [+]
Switzerland
Benin