Benin — Data & Economic Intelligence
Sub-Saharan Africa · ISO BEN · data 1702–2025
GDP (current US$)
24.6B
2025
GDP Growth Rate
8.1%
2025
Inflation Rate
1.1%
2025
Total Population
14.8M
2025
Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day)
27.2
2021
Unemployment Rate
1.6%
2025
All indicators tracked for Benin
42 indicators · 675 observations.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Electricity | 59.0% | 2024 | 1996–2024 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 51.4% | 2022 | 2002–2022 |
| Agricultural Productivity (Cereal Yield) | 1,356 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 22.9% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Average Rainfall | 1,039 | 2022 | 1993–2022 |
| Exports (% of GDP) | 17.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | 2.5% | 2024 | 1996–2024 |
| GDP (current US$) | 24.6B | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 8.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | 1,658 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Gini Index | 34.4 | 2021 | 2003–2021 |
| Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 3.3% | 2023 | 2000–2023 |
| IHSN_BEN_13152 | 1.00 | 1852 | 1852–1852 |
| IHSN_BEN_13254 | 1.00 | 1961 | 1961–1961 |
| IHSN_BEN_13255 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_BEN_13279 | 1.00 | 1702 | 1702–1702 |
| IHSN_BEN_13280 | 1.00 | 1729 | 1729–1729 |
| IHSN_BEN_13286 | 1.00 | 2011 | 2011–2011 |
| IHSN_BEN_13426 | 1.00 | 1960 | 1960–1960 |
| IHSN_BEN_13427 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_BEN_2630 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_BEN_3570 | 1.00 | 1969 | 1969–1969 |
| IHSN_BEN_438 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_BEN_5246 | 1.00 | 1971 | 1971–1971 |
| IHSN_BEN_5362 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| IHSN_BEN_5400 | 1.00 | 1974 | 1974–1974 |
| IHSN_BEN_5488 | 1.00 | 1970 | 1970–1970 |
| Imports (% of GDP) | 20.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Inflation Rate | 1.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| IPUMS_CENSUS_BEN_AVAILABILITY | 1.00 | 2024 | 2024–2024 |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 76.4% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 61.0 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 518.0 | 2023 | 1994–2023 |
| MICS_SURVEY_BEN_6 | 1.00 | 2014 | 2014–2014 |
| Population Growth | 2.40 | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Poverty Rate (<$2.15/day) | 27.2 | 2021 | 2003–2021 |
| Primary School Net Enrollment | 97.2 | 2018 | 1990–2018 |
| Total Population | 14.8M | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Trade (% of GDP) | 37.1% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 74.7 | 2024 | 1995–2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 1.6% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
| Urban Population | 53.4% | 2025 | 1996–2025 |
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Source: World Bank Open Data, harmonized by African Intelligence Cloud. Coverage varies by indicator and year subject to source-data availability.