Benin

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	5,464.500 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	1,739.020 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	5.934 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	500.000 2023	yearly	2009 - 2023
Gold Production (kg)	20.000 2008	yearly	1995 - 2008

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (XOF bn)	4,352.716 2030	yearly	1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (XOF bn)	9,974.403 2030	yearly	1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (XOF bn)	3,734.410 2030	yearly	1989 - 2030

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	16.018 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
BJ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	74.339 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
BJ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	1.411 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
BJ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	1.847 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
BJ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	1.461 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
BJ: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population... (%)	75.591 2023	yearly	1990 - 2023
BJ: Population: Total (Person)	14,111,034.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
BJ: Urban Population (Person)	6,870,127.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
BJ: Population: Female (Person)	7,036,429.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
BJ: Population: Male (Person)	7,074,605.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
BJ: Rural Population (Person)	7,041,406.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.000 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	8.597 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	2,480.272 2024	yearly	1996 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	6,798.435 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	445.545 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	97,783.983 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	39,758.576 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100)	143.863 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100)	169.190 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100)	137.640 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100)	204.819 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-1.357 2030	yearly	1980 - 2030
BJ: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn)	4.312 2022	yearly	1974 - 2022
BJ: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	100.184 2021	yearly	1974 - 2021
BJ: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn)	233.250 2023	yearly	1974 - 2023

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th)	252.000 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU)	510,895.551 2019	yearly	2008 - 2019
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100)	16.960 2018	yearly	2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	16,373,900.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	116.036 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	680.105 2023	yearly	2000 - 2023
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	1,588.684 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Exports: Television (USD th)	121.133 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	94,735.550 2023	yearly	2000 - 2023
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	37,329.314 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
Imports: Television (USD th)	6,610.299 2024	yearly	1995 - 2024
BJ: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	0.006 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
BJ: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	899.000 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016

More Indicators for Benin

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Benin BJ: Time Required to Register Property (Day)	120.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Benin BJ: Procedures to Register Property (Number)	4.000 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Benin BJ: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)	3.500 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Benin BJ: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)	8.500 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Benin BJ: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)	6.000 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Benin BJ: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)	270.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Benin BJ: Number of Visits or Required Meetings with Tax Officials: Average for ... (NA)	1.600 2016	yearly	2009 - 2016
Benin BJ: Tax Payments (Number)	54.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Benin BJ: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)	48.900 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Benin BJ: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)	88.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Benin BJ: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)	14.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Benin BJ: Investment with Private Participation: Telecoms (USD mn)	51.00 2014	yearly	2000 - 2014
Benin BJ: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)	413.690 2022	yearly	1996 - 2022
Benin BJ: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.167 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainability Rating:... (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating: 1=Low To 6... (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Building Human Res... (NA)	4.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: International Development Association: Resource Allocation Index: 1=Lo... (NA)	3.900 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Quality of Public Administration Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Equity of Public Resource Use Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance Rating: 1=Low To 6=Hig... (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Social Protection Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster Average: 1=Low... (NA)	3.700 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.000 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6... (NA)	3.900 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	3.833 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Trade Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)	4.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: CPIA: Transparency: Accountability: and Corruption in The Public Secto... (NA)	3.500 2023	yearly	2005 - 2023
Benin BJ: Burden of Customs Procedure: WEF: 1=Extremely Inefficient To 7=Extreme... (NA)	3.500 2017	yearly	2007 - 2017
Benin BJ: Quality of Port Infrastructure: WEF: 1=Extremely Underdeveloped To 7=W... (NA)	3.900 2017	yearly	2007 - 2017
Benin BJ: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)	10.000 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Benin BJ: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	0.006 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Benin BJ: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	899.000 2016	yearly	1970 - 2016
Benin BJ: Railways: Goods Transported (Ton-km mn)	36.000 2008	yearly	2006 - 2008
Benin BJ: Rail Lines: Total Route-Km (km)	758.000 2008	yearly	2006 - 2008
Benin BJ: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = 100 (NA)	19.139 2021	yearly	2006 - 2021
Benin BJ: Secure Internet Servers (Unit)	226.000 2020	yearly	2010 - 2020
Benin BJ: Secure Internet Servers: per 1 Million People (Number)	12.402 2023	yearly	2010 - 2023
Benin BJ: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	14.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Benin BJ: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case (Day)	10.000 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Efficiency of Customs Cl... (NA)	2.560 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Quality of Trade and Tra... (NA)	2.500 2018	yearly	2007 - 2018
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ease of Arranging Compet... (NA)	2.900 2022	yearly	2007 - 2022
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Competence and Quality o... (NA)	3.000 2022	yearly	2007 - 2022
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Overall (NA)	2.900 2022	yearly	2007 - 2022
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Frequency with which Shi... (NA)	2.700 2022	yearly	2007 - 2022
Benin BJ: Logistics Performance Index: 1=Low To 5=High: Ability to Track and Tra... (NA)	3.200 2022	yearly	2007 - 2022
Benin BJ: Arms Imports: SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIV) (TIV)	11,000,000.000 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: Armed Forces Personnel: Total (Person)	12,000.000 2020	yearly	1985 - 2020
Benin BJ: Armed Forces Personnel: % of Total Labour Force (%)	0.214 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Benin BJ: Military Expenditure (XOF mn)	85,473.000 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: Military Expenditure: % of GDP (%)	0.711 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: Military Expenditure: % of Central Government Expenditure (%)	7.357 2013	yearly	2001 - 2013
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (USD mn)	1,870.051 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	5.639 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (%)	9.504 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepanc... (USD mn)	5,962.81 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepancy (XOF mn)	3,535,996.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrep... (%)	5.87 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household: Include Discrepan... (XOF mn)	2,820,027.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (%)	69.47 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (USD mn)	11,606.566 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (%)	4.033 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Household Final Consumption Expenditure per Capita (%)	1.302 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: PPP: Household Final Consumption Expenditure (Intl $ mn)	34,717.110 2023	yearly	1992 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (USD mn)	6,985.51 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (XOF mn)	4,142,467.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (%)	-0.89 2016	yearly	1961 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Include Discrepancy (XOF mn)	3,306,174.00 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (%)	81.39 2016	yearly	1960 - 2016
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Final Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	13,476.616 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Gross National Expenditure (USD mn)	21,439.723 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Gross National Expenditure (XOF mn)	13,004,687.397 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Real: Gross National Expenditure (XOF mn)	11,412,428.181 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Gross National Expenditure (%)	108.964 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Exports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	4,170.034 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	6.224 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Exports of Goods and Services (%)	21.193 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	7,884.796 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	15.946 2023	yearly	1983 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (%)	40.073 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Changes in Inventories (USD mn)	78.311 2023	yearly	1982 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Real: Changes in Inventories (XOF mn)	31,635.381 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Gross Capital Formation (USD mn)	7,963.107 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Gross Capital Formation (%)	15.886 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Gross Capital Formation (%)	40.471 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Imports of Goods and Services (USD mn)	5,933.708 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Growth: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	8.700 2023	yearly	1961 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Imports of Goods and Services (%)	30.157 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: External Balance of Goods and Services (USD mn)	-1,763.674 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: Real: External Balance of Goods and Services (XOF mn)	-870,494.245 2023	yearly	2015 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services (%)	-8.964 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: % of GDP: Trade (%)	51.350 2023	yearly	1960 - 2023
Benin BJ: GDP: USD: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (USD mn)	4,243.005 2020	yearly	1960 - 2020

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