International statistics Basic indicators: Benin

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022112,760
GDP, current prices bn US$202421.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$20241,507
GDP (annual change), constant prices %20246.5
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20241.2
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202325.4
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202317.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202347.7
Population 1,000202314,111.0
Population, female % of total202349.9
Population density inhab. per km22022122
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202341.8
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20233.1
Fertility rate, total births per woman20234.56
Life expectancy at birth - men years202359.3
Life expectancy at birth - women years202362.2
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20222
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants20214
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202346
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202152
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number202217
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants2022935
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20233.7
Labour force participation rate %202475.7
Labour force 1,00020246,397
Self-employed persons %202388.0
Unemployment rate %20241.7
Youth unemployment rate %20243.3
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20231,390
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002014112.5
Agricultural land % of land area202243.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area202238.2
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20221.2
Forest area % of land area202226.9
Import of goods, total bn US$20233.9
Export of goods, total bn US$20231.1
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202344.4
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20232.9
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202321.2
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201927
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.72
Rail route length km2008758
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2022376
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20230.49
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20232
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20230.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023116.0
Internet users per 100 inhab.202332.2
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20230.2
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202350.1

As at 22 May 2025

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