14.8MPopulation
$24.6BGDP
112,622 kmΒ²Area
#122World GDP Rank
Country Details
CapitalPorto-Novo
CurrencyXOF
LanguagesFrench
GDP per Capita$1,658
GDP Growth+8.07%
ContinentAfrica
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In Western Africa
Benin has the 8th largest GDP in Western Africa, behind Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso. By population, it ranks 9th in the region.