Benin Economy and facts of Benin Economy
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Benin Economy : Benin is a Lower-income country comes under the Sub-Saharan African region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of Region and Income for the year 2006.
The country has a total surface area of 112.6 thousand square kilometer as of the year 2004 with a forest area of 26,750.0 square kilometer as in 2000.
The Socioeconomic indicators of the country over the years are as follows:
Benin Economy : Benin is a Lower-income country comes under the Sub-Saharan African region, according to the classification made by the World Bank on the basis of Region and Income for the year 2006.
The country has a total surface area of 112.6 thousand square kilometer as of the year 2004 with a forest area of 26,750.0 square kilometer as in 2000.
The Socioeconomic indicators of the country over the years are as follows:
| 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| Population, total | 7.2 million | 7.9 million | 8.2 million |
| Population growth (annual %) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 53.7 | 54.1 | 54.6 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) | 95.0 | .. | 89.6 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000) | 160.0 | .. | 152.0 |
The important economic indicators of the country are as follows:
| Economy | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) | 2.4 billion | 3.0 billion | 3.7 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) | 340.0 | 380.0 | 450.0 |
| GDP (current US$) | 2.3 billion | 3.6 billion | 4.1 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) | 3.3 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
