International statistics Basic indicators: Benin

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019112,760
GDP, current prices bn US$202117.5
GDP per capita, current prices US$20211,398
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20216.6
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20211.7
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202027.1
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202016.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202047.9
Population 1,000202112,451.0
Population, female % of total202150.0
Population density inhab. per km22021110
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202141.7
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20213.3
Fertility rate, total births per woman20204.70
Life expectancy at birth - men years202060.5
Life expectancy at birth - women years202063.6
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.20191
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.20105
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202057
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202038
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202019
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20181,153
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20193.0
Labour force participation rate %202170.9
Labour force 1,00020215,148
Self-employed persons %202189.8
Unemployment rate %20211.6
Youth unemployment rate %20213.9
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons201850.2
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20211,370
Agricultural land % of land area201935.0
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201930.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.4
Forest area % of land area201928.2
Import of goods, total bn US$20213.2
Export of goods, total bn US$20211.0
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202142.3
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20211.3
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202019.9
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201927
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.72
Rail route length km2008758
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014417
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20200.61
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20191
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20200.3
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202091.9
Internet users per 100 inhab.201929.0
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20200.2
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202027.2

As at 21 July 2022

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