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Benin
West Africa · Capital: Porto-Novo
12.5M
Population
BEN
ISO code
2
Economic communities
12
Flagship projects
By the numbers
Development indicators
Latest available data and the trend toward the Agenda 2063 targets.
Aspiration 1: Prosperous Africa
GDP per capita
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3,390 USD
2026 · 33% to 2033 target
Extreme poverty rate (under $2.15/day)
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21.96 %
2026 · 74% to 2033 target
Access to electricity
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80.35 % of population
2026 · 100% to 2033 target
Agricultural productivity index
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75.93 index
2026 · 65% to 2033 target
Secondary education completion
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68.31 %
2026 · 69% to 2033 target
Maternal mortality ratio
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237.9 per 100k
2026 · 73% to 2033 target
Aspiration 2: Integrated Continent
Intra-African trade share
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19.21 %
2026 · 37% to 2033 target
Infrastructure development index (AIDI)
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33.98 /100
2026 · 19% to 2033 target
Internet penetration
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51.77 % of population
2026 · 61% to 2033 target
Aspiration 3: Good Governance
Overall governance index
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71.79 /100
2026 · 100% to 2033 target
Control of corruption score
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36.49 /100
2026 · 13% to 2033 target
Aspiration 4: Peace & Security
Peace & security index
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46.62 /100
2026 · 0% to 2033 target
Conflict-related fatalities per 100k
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5.02 per 100k
2026 · 57% to 2033 target
Aspiration 5: Cultural Identity
Cultural & heritage investment index
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64.99 /100
2026 · 71% to 2033 target
Aspiration 6: People-Driven
Gender parity index
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48.69 /100
2026 · 0% to 2033 target
Youth unemployment rate
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11.99 %
2026 · 29% to 2033 target
Aspiration 7: Global Player
Domestic revenue mobilisation (tax/GDP)
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20.66 %
2026 · 52% to 2033 target
External aid dependency
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29.51 % of budget
2026 · 3% to 2033 target
Indicator values are modelled estimates for learning purposes, aligned to Agenda 2063 baselines and targets.