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Benin · Economy
Period
Benin: GDP of 24.6 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +57.0 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: +8.1 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 24.6 bn$
- 2025 · +57.0 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 1,661 $
- 2025 · +38.5 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 1.1 %
- 2025 · −1.9 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 59.3 %
- 2025 · +13.2 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Guinea +80.2 %
- 2 Guinea-Bissau +74.4 %
- 3 Liberia +71.7 %
- 4 Cabo Verde +67.5 %
- 5 Ghana +63.8 %
- 6 Togo +58.9 %
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire +58.3 %
- 8 Benin +57.0 %
- 9 Burkina Faso +55.2 %
- 10 Niger +54.5 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | +3.8 % | +8.1 % | +4.3 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 15.7 bn$ | 24.6 bn$ | +57.0 % |
| GDP per capita | 1,199 $ | 1,661 $ | +38.5 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 3,245 $ | 4,816 $ | +48.4 % |
| Inflation | 3.0 % | 1.1 % | −1.9 pt |
| Public debt | 46.1 % | 59.3 % | +13.2 pt |
| Population | 13.1 M | 14.8 M | +13.3 % |
| Fiscal balance | −4.7 % | −2.7 % | +2.0 pt |
| Current account | −1.7 % | −5.7 % | −4.0 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |