Country profile
Benin
Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo · Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Benin is a country in Africa, with its capital at Porto-Novo. It has a GDP of $21.48B (2024), a population of 14.8M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,485.
- GDP
- $21.48B
- GDP per capita
- $1,485
- Population
- 14.8M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,817
2024 · #126 of 200
2024 · #170 of 200
2025 · #75 of 216
2025 · #155 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $21.48B2024 · #126
- GDP per capita
- $1,4852024 · #170
- GDP growth
- 7.45%2024 · #11
- Inflation
- 1.16%2024 · #28
- Unemployment
- 1.59%2025 · #13
- Population
- 14.8M2025 · #75
- GDP (PPP)
- $71.36B2025 · #114
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $4,8172025 · #155
- Gini index
- 34.42021 · #78
- Government debt
- 57.2%2026 · #104
People
- Median age
- 17.2 yrs2024 · #222
- Fertility rate
- 4.5 children/woman2024 · #14
- Urbanization
- 53.4%2025 · #147
- Net migration
- −7,847/yr2025 · #146
- Life expectancy
- 61.0 yrs2024 · #208
- HDI
- 0.5152023 · #173
Money
- Corporate tax
- 35%2024 · #2
- Top income tax
- 35%2024 · #58
Figures
- Internet users
- 34.0%2024 · #159
- CO₂ per capita
- 0.5 t2024 · #164
- Area
- 112,622 km²#103
- Population density
- 132 /km²2025 · #85
- McDonald's
- 02024
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 02026
- Passport power
- 65 destinations2026 · #135
- Corruption index
- 45/1002024 · #71
- Military spending
- 0.7%2024 · #125
- Renewable energy
- 54.5%2021 · #42
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in Benin.
- 1Isocel telecom127 employees