Benin Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Country: Benin
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc, XAF
Year of data: 2016 › Change year
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Area: total: 112,622 sq km ; land: 110,622 sq km ; water: 2,000 sq km
Natural Resources: small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber
Capital: name: Porto-Novo (official capital); Cotonou (seat of government) ; geographic coordinates: 6 29 N, 2 37 E ; time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Data Source: All Sources (IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International)
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 4,249.59 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is 5 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 5,351.82 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Benin in year 2016 is US$ 9.062 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Benin in year 2016 is 125.937 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 381,891.53 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 480,944.16 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Benin in year 2016 is US$ 814.36 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Benin in year 2016 is US$ 24.331 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Benin in year 2016 is US$ 2,186.55 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Benin in year 2016 is 0.021 %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Benin in year 2016 is 219.956 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is 28.039 %.

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is 16.96 %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Benin in year 2016 is 114.929 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Benin in year 2016 is 2.007 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Benin in year 2016 is 116.26 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Benin in year 2016 is 2.235 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Benin in year 2016 is 23.06 %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Benin in year 2016 is 16.407 %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Benin in year 2016 is 22.641 %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Benin in year 2016 is 11.608 %.

Population for Benin in year 2016 is 11.128 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 979.707 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is 18.306 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 1,181.88 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is 22.084 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Benin in year 2016 is XAF -202.17 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is -3.778 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Benin in year 2016 is XAF 5,351.82 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Benin in year 2016 is US$ -1.004 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Benin in year 2016 is -11.079 %.