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Benin in charts

The figure for Benin on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $1,485

    World: $13,717
    170th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    14.8M

    World: 8.22B
    75th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    61

    World: 73.5
    209th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    34%

    World: 71.2%
    159th highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    59%

    World: 91.9%
    189th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    1.6%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 169th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    1.2%

    World: 3%
    Tied for 147th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.5

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 159th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $47.00

    World: $1,317
    Tied for 173rd highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    10.2%

    World: 42%
    119th highest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Benin and the world, 1990 to 2024

Benin: Up from 0% in 1990 to 34% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Benin and the world, 1990 to 2024

Benin: Up from 53 years in 1990 to 61 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Benin and the world, 1990 to 2025

Benin: Up from $371 in 1990 to $1,658 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Benin, 1990 to 2025

Benin: Up from 5.3 million people in 1990 to 14.8 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Benin with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.