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Benin

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Porto-Novo Lower middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i BEN · BJ
NationsTree Index 2025 i26.7170th of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.4 msee ranking Military strength i23percentile
Population i14.8 m75th of 217 Area i114,760 km²102nd of 216 GDP i$24.57 bn124th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$71.36 bn intl.117th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,817 intl.168th of 199 Life expectancy i61.0 years209th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i45
Quality of life · crown i8
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i46
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i27
CSV

In short

Benin is 170th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 26.7 out of 100; its tree is 4.4 m tall.

It has 14.8 million people and an economy of $71.36 bn at purchasing power parity, 117th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: GDP growth (11th of 210), Unemployment (13th of 187) and High-tech exports (14th of 168).

Its weakest positions: Completed lower secondary, 25+ (149th of 153), Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) (53rd of 55) and Life expectancy (209th of 217).

Over five years it fell from 149th to 170th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 114,760 102nd/216
Land area ikm² 112,760 100th/216
Population ipeople 14.8 m 75th/217
Population growth i% 2.40% 27th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 128.3 87th/216
Urban population i% 53.4% 147th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 41.3% 14th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.2% 190th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $24.57 bn 124th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $71.36 bn 117th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $60.98 bn 117th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,658 179th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,817 168th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,600 171st/201
GDP growth i% 8.1% 11th/210
Inflation i% 1.1% 39th/180
Unemployment i% 1.6% 13th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 59.3% 112th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.7% 97th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 22.9% 29th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 17.5% 146th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 10.2% 94th/192
Services i% of GDP 50.1% 144th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $4.19 bn 135th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $4.93 bn 140th/182
Exports i% of GDP 17.1% 154th/183
Imports i% of GDP 20.1% 168th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 37.1% 167th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 163rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 7.4% 139th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 39.7% 41st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 164th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 30.5% 14th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.7% 146th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.0% 103rd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 2.3% 91st/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.30% 31st/209
Arable land i% of land area 32.3% 24th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 749 144th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 337,000 139th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $240.9 m 116th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 6.7% 75th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 61.0 209th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 74.7 185th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.22 142nd/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.4 139th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 63% 180th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 12.3% 149th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 43.6% 163rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 8.7% 53rd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.7% 185th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.3% 172nd/193
Adult literacy i% 51.4% 92nd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.2% 139th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.515 173rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 34.4 58th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 27.2% 93rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

23
Access to electricity i% of population 59.0% 189th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 17.7% 142nd/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 16.4% 133rd/144
Internet users i% of population 34.0% 163rd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 126 73rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.3 185th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.50 85th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 7582006
Air passengers carried ipassengers 8992016

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.49 40th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 54.5% 44th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 39.7 177th/200
Forest area i% of land area 28.1% 114th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 430 125th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 48.9 120th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 43.8 105th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 51.1 129th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 58.6 145th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 50.4 119th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 51.5 123rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.12017

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $216.9 m 125th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 0.9% 122nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.8% 84th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 12,000 124th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.21% 153rd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 4.0 m 135th/163

Science & innovation

46
Scientific articles iarticles 437 106th/197

Compare Benin with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Benin — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/benin. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Benin — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/benin. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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