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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Benin

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population14.81M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$24.57B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.66K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth612024 · yearsInternet use34%2024 · % of populationForest area26.5%2023 · % of land area
Consumer price inflation
1.1%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Benin2025 · 1.1%
-0.799.0418.8728.738.531960199320251993: 0.4%1994: 38.5%1995: 14.5%1996: 4.9%1997: 3.5%1998: 5.8%1999: 0.3%2000: 4.2%2001: 4%2002: 2.5%2003: 1.5%2004: 0.9%2005: 5.4%2006: 3.8%2007: 1.3%2008: 7.9%2009: 0.9%2010: 2.2%2011: 2.7%2012: 6.7%2013: 0.4%2014: -0.5%2015: 0.2%2016: -0.8%2017: 0%2018: 0.9%2019: 0.7%2020: 3%2021: 1.7%2022: 1.4%2023: 2.7%2024: 1.2%2025: 1.1%

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Country context

Benin in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Porto-Novo
Country code
BEN

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