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Benin

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 13.5%
Current prices2025
24USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 10.3%
Current prices2025
1,634USD
Real GDP growth■ 0.0 pp
Annual change2025
7.5%
Inflation■ 0.0 pp
Average consumer prices2025
1.1%
Government debt▼ 3.3 pp
General government, gross2025
57.3% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.4 pp
Balance2025
-5.7% of GDP
Population▲ 2.9%
Total2025
14.92million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.07.51995: 6.0%1996: 4.3%1997: 5.7%1998: 4.0%1999: 4.4%2000: 5.9%2001: 5.3%2002: 4.6%2003: 3.4%2004: 4.4%2005: 1.7%2006: 3.9%2007: 6.0%2008: 4.9%2009: 2.3%2010: 2.1%2011: 3.0%2012: 4.8%2013: 7.2%2014: 6.4%2015: 1.8%2016: 3.3%2017: 5.6%2018: 6.6%2019: 7.1%2020: 3.8%2021: 7.2%2022: 6.3%2023: 6.4%2024: 7.5%2025: 7.5%2026: 7.0% (IMF projection)2027: 6.7% (IMF projection)2028: 6.6% (IMF projection)2029: 6.5% (IMF projection)2030: 6.0% (IMF projection)2031: 6.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.90.014.51995: 14.5%1996: 4.9%1997: 3.8%1998: 5.8%1999: 0.3%2000: 4.2%2001: 4.0%2002: 2.4%2003: 1.5%2004: 0.9%2005: 5.4%2006: 3.8%2007: 1.3%2008: 7.4%2009: 0.9%2010: 2.1%2011: 2.7%2012: 6.7%2013: 0.4%2014: -0.6%2015: 0.2%2016: -0.8%2017: 1.8%2018: 0.8%2019: -0.9%2020: 3.0%2021: 1.7%2022: 1.4%2023: 2.7%2024: 1.2%2025: 1.1%2026: 2.0% (IMF projection)2027: 2.0% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %7.26.36.47.57.57.06.76.66.56.0
Inflation, average consumer prices %1.71.42.71.21.12.02.02.02.02.0
GDP, current prices USD bn18172021242830333638
GDP per capita, current prices USD1,3201,2671,3951,4821,6341,8091,9092,0102,1182,223
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD3,4643,8444,1334,4294,7585,0885,3895,6685,9606,243
General government gross debt % of GDP55.659.761.360.557.357.255.653.252.051.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-2.5-5.6-4.1-3.1-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9-2.9
Current account balance % of GDP-4.2-5.7-8.2-6.0-5.7-5.0-4.9-4.6-4.4-4.1
Population million13.4113.7614.1114.5014.9215.3615.8116.2816.7817.30

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.061.32000: 40%2001: 38%2002: 31%2003: 23%2004: 22%2005: 27%2006: 8%2007: 14%2008: 18%2009: 19%2010: 21%2011: 22%2012: 20%2013: 19%2014: 22%2015: 31%2016: 36%2017: 39%2018: 41%2019: 40%2020: 46%2021: 56%2022: 60%2023: 61%2024: 61%2025: 57%2026: 57% (IMF projection)2027: 56% (IMF projection)2028: 53% (IMF projection)2029: 52% (IMF projection)2030: 51% (IMF projection)2031: 50% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-8.20.02000: -2.3%2001: -2.0%2002: -3.7%2003: -6.2%2004: -4.7%2005: -3.4%2006: -3.1%2007: -6.5%2008: -5.5%2009: -6.7%2010: -5.6%2011: -4.8%2012: -5.2%2013: -5.4%2014: -6.7%2015: -6.0%2016: -3.0%2017: -4.2%2018: -4.5%2019: -3.9%2020: -1.7%2021: -4.2%2022: -5.7%2023: -8.2%2024: -6.0%2025: -5.7%2026: -5.0% (IMF projection)2027: -4.9% (IMF projection)2028: -4.6% (IMF projection)2029: -4.4% (IMF projection)2030: -4.1% (IMF projection)2031: -4.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199533.113.48.153.5
200526.721.615.738.0
201526.416.410.049.2
202522.917.510.250.1

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method1,600USD2025+45.5%
GNI, Atlas method24USD bn2025+89.8%
Exports of goods and services17.1% of GDP2025-7.7 pp
Imports of goods and services20.1% of GDP2025-12.0 pp
Life expectancy at birth61.0years2024+3.3%
Urban population53.4% of total2025+7.4 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)