Economic Trivia

Cotton has been one of Benin's biggest drivers toward economic growth, contributing to 40% of GDP and 80% of exports.

Trade Source: United Nations Comtrade
Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports.

Top 3 Trade Partners (2021): India, China, and Bangladesh
Top 3 Exported Goods (2021): Cotton, Fruit & Nuts, and Oil Seeds

Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook

Textiles; Food Processing; Construction Materials; Cement

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]

GDP, PPP (current international) $54,160,663,044 (2022)
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) 6.253% (2022)
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) $4,056 (2022)
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GDP Country Rank 115/197 (2022)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

Economic Indicators [1]

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) 1.351% (2022)
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) $6,863,789,220 (2021)
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) 48.9% (2019)
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) 4.558% (2021)
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) 9.823% (2022)
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) ($734,659,107) (2021)
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Labor and Employment [1]

Labor Force, Total 4,811,208 (2022)
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) 28.15% (2021)
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) 22.509% (2021)
Employment in Services (% of total employment) 49.342% (2021)
Unemployment Rate 1.654% (2022)
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Trade [1]

Imports of goods and services (current US$) $5,095,285,355 (2022)
Exports of goods and services (current US$) $3,768,036,594 (2022)
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 49.34% (2022)
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) $266,603,189 (2022)
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) $473,176,902 (2021)
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Economic Snapshot [1]

Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.

How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Benin’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank