Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Benin: key statistics
Benin has 14.8m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $1,658. Below: 77 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- West African CFA franc XOF
- Languages
- French
- ISO codes
- BJBEN
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Togo
Population14.8m2025 · rank 75 of 217GDP$24.6bn2025 · rank 125 of 211GDP per capita$1,6582025 · rank 180 of 211Life expectancy61.0 yrs2024 · rank 209 of 217Internet users34.0%2024 · rank 164 of 188Fertility4.482024 · rank 14 of 217CO₂ per person0.49 t2024 · rank 164 of 203Inflation1.1%2025 · rank 142 of 180
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Benin, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 14.8m | 2025 | 75/217 | 25/48 | +30% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 2.40% | 2025 | 27/217 | 18/48 | −0.6 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 53.4% | 2025 | 147/217 | 18/48 | +7.4 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 4.48 | 2024 | 14/217 | 12/48 | −17% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 3.2% | 2025 | 190/217 | 28/48 | +0.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 41.3% | 2025 | 14/217 | 13/48 | −2.1 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 128.3 | 2024 | 87/216 | 14/48 | +31% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 33.4 | 2024 | 14/217 | 12/48 | −15% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 114,760 km² | 2024 | 102/216 | 33/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $24.6bn | 2025 | 125/211 | 19/46 | +116% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $1,658 | 2025 | 180/211 | 22/46 | +65% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $4,817 | 2025 | 168/199 | 22/46 | +77% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $1,600 | 2025 | 171/201 | 22/46 | +45% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 8.1% | 2025 | 11/210 | 4/46 | +6.3 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 5.5% | 2025 | 24/210 | 5/46 | +6.7 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 22.9% | 2025 | 29/198 | 20/45 | −3.5 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 17.5% | 2025 | 146/201 | 36/45 | +1.1 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 50.1% | 2025 | 145/201 | 20/45 | +0.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 35.8% | 2025 | 10/175 | 5/43 | +15.1 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 30.3% | 2023 | 36/163 | 6/39 | +14.0 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 1.1% | 2025 | 142/180 | 36/44 | +0.9 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.6% | 2021 | 74/136 | 23/36 | +3.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 6.2% | 2021 | 96/136 | 29/36 | +1.0 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 581.93 | 2025 | 29/210 | 12/47 | −1.6% | — | |
| External debt | 66.6% | 2024 | 31/119 | 9/43 | +39.0 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.89% | 2025 | 122/156 | 33/45 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17.1% | 2025 | 155/184 | 33/43 | −7.7 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 20.1% | 2025 | 169/184 | 38/43 | −12.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 37.1% | 2025 | 168/184 | 38/43 | −19.6 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -8.2% | 2023 | 152/185 | 32/42 | −2.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.0% | 2025 | 103/197 | 24/46 | +0.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.7% | 2023 | 104/178 | 28/41 | −0.3 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 337,000 | 2019 | 141/196 | 22/42 | −67% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 1.6% | 2025 | 175/187 | 43/47 | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 2.9% | 2025 | 177/187 | 41/47 | −0.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 76.4% | 2025 | 16/187 | 10/47 | +2.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 75.2% | 2025 | 10/187 | 7/47 | +3.2 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $1.0bn | 2023 | 44/145 | 23/48 | +57% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 5.3% | 2023 | 46/139 | 24/47 | ±0.0 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $73.3 | 2023 | 67/145 | 23/48 | +19% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 27.2% | 2021 | 28/151 | 28/44 | −41.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 50.0% | 2021 | 28/151 | 28/44 | −30.3 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 36.2% | 2021 | 37/145 | 32/45 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 34.4 | 2021 | 76/151 | 36/44 | −21% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 11.1% | 2024 | 50/167 | 34/44 | +1.2 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 26.6% | 2025 | 92/190 | 20/46 | +19.4 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 51.4% | 2022 | 131/141 | 32/41 | +6.7 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 41.5% | 2022 | 136/147 | 31/41 | −1.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 108.0% | 2022 | 39/191 | 13/41 | −10.5 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 43.6% | 2022 | 164/176 | 23/34 | −2.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 10.2% | 2022 | 153/172 | 18/34 | −2.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 61.6% | 2022 | 155/168 | 25/36 | −7.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 39.2 | 2018 | 22/173 | 18/40 | −12% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.2% | 2023 | 133/184 | 23/43 | −0.1 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 61.0 yrs | 2024 | 209/217 | 40/48 | +3.3% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 45.2 | 2024 | 17/196 | 15/48 | −23% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 74.7 | 2024 | 12/196 | 12/48 | −24% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 518 | 2023 | 8/194 | 7/48 | −15% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 3.3% | 2023 | 172/193 | 39/48 | +0.5 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $46.5 | 2023 | 176/193 | 34/48 | +39% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.22 | 2023 | 148/180 | 19/46 | +300% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 44% | 2024 | 189/193 | 47/48 | −21.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.7% | 2024 | 51/153 | 33/44 | −0.3 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 34.1% | 2021 | 22/154 | 14/46 | −3.3 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 69.6% | 2024 | 185/206 | 26/46 | +3.3 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 22.2% | 2024 | 195/203 | 38/46 | +6.5 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 34.0% | 2024 | 164/188 | 25/46 | +28.0 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 125.9 | 2024 | 73/210 | 10/48 | +60% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 0.3 | 2024 | 185/208 | 30/48 | −33% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 59.0% | 2024 | 189/215 | 24/48 | +24.9 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 8.0% | 2024 | 173/192 | 30/48 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 0.49 t | 2024 | 164/203 | 21/47 | −1.5% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 54.5% | 2021 | 44/212 | 32/48 | +5.8 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.3% | 2021 | 197/206 | 46/48 | +0.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 28.1% | 2024 | 114/214 | 19/48 | −4.3 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 32.3% | 2024 | 24/206 | 9/48 | +8.4 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.3% | 2022 | 147/177 | 34/47 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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