PAINTMAPS.comGeneral Information for Benin | ||
| What is the capital city of Benin ? | Porto-novo |  |
| What is the total area of Benin ? (km2) | 112.622 | |
| What is the population in Benin ? (2020) | 12.123.200 | |
| What is the median age in Benin ? | 19 | |
| What is the iso country code for Benin ? (2lt) | BJ | |
| What is the iso country code for Benin ? (3lt) | BEN | |
| What continent is Benin in ? | Africa | |
| What currency is used in Benin ? | West African CFA Franc | |
| What is the currency code for Benin ? | XOF | |
| What is the tel code for Benin ? | +229 | |
| What language use in Benin ? | French | |
| What is the language code for French ? | FR | |
| What is the internet TLD code for Benin ? | .bj | |
| Where is the highest place in Benin ? | Mont Sokbaro (658 m.) | |
| Where is the lowest place in Benin ? | Bight of Benin (0 m.) | |
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Worldbank Country Statistics for Benin | |
 Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79) | 1 |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 7,23 |
| Primary education, duration (years) | 6 |
| Primary school starting age (years) | 6 |
| Cost to import, documentary compliance (US$) | 110 |
| Cost to import, border compliance (US$) | 599,1 |
| Time to export, documentary compliance (hours) | 48 |
| Time to export, border compliance (hours) | 78 |
| Cost to export, documentary compliance (US$) | 80 |
| Cost to export, border compliance (US$) | 354,3 |
| Time required to get electricity (days) | 90 |
| Public credit registry coverage (% of adults) | 0 |
| Private credit bureau coverage (% of adults) | 1,3 |
| Depth of credit information index (0=low to 8=high) | 0 |
| Ease of doing business index (1=most business-friendly regulations) | 149 |
| Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure) | 7 |
| Distance to frontier score (0=lowest performance to 100=frontier) | 52,404 |
| PPG, bilateral (INT, current US$) | 11.884.200 |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,025 |
| Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 1,952 |
| Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | 2,101 |
| PPG, private creditors (DIS, current US$) | 67.762.400 |
| PPG, other private creditors (DIS, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (DIS, current US$) | 67.762.400 |
| PPG, official creditors (DIS, current US$) | 645.731.000 |
| PPG, multilateral (DIS, current US$) | 285.230.000 |
| Disbursements on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (DIS, current US$) | 713.493.000 |
| Disbursements on external debt, long-term (DIS, current US$) | 713.493.000 |
| PPG, bilateral (DIS, current US$) | 360.500.000 |
| PPG, private creditors (AMT, current US$) | 29.540.300 |
| PPG, other private creditors (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (AMT, current US$) | 29.540.300 |
| PPG, bonds (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (AMT, current US$) | 108.153.000 |
| PPG, multilateral (AMT, current US$) | 82.552.300 |
| Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 3,98 |
| Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 3,794 |
| Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) | 4,143 |
| Labor force, total | 4.862.460 |
| Labor force, female (% of total labor force) | 49,28 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 71,297 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 73,313 |
| Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 94,5739 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) | 69,335 |
| Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 72,175 |
| Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 73,658 |
| Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) | 70,707 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 42,488 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 39,171 |
| Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 45,88 |
| Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 39,427 |
| Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 30,201 |
| Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 48,94 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (AMT, current US$) | 137.693.000 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (AMT, current US$) | 0 |
| Principal repayments on external debt, long-term (AMT, current US$) | 137.693.000 |
| PPG, bilateral (AMT, current US$) | 25.600.600 |
| Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 19,589 |
| Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 21,422 |
| Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 17,698 |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2011 PPP $) | 5.455,68 |
| Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 15,57 |
| Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 11,546 |
| Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 19,719 |
| Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 10,876 |
| Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 16,522 |
| Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 5,054 |
| Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 87,821 |
| Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 81,588 |
| Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 94,247 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 69,853 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 71,881 |
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 67,878 |
| Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 89,124 |
| Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 83,478 |
| Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 94,946 |
| Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 1,304 |
| Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 1,89 |
| Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 0,699 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 40,797 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 37,685 |
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) | 43,979 |
| Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 40,984 |
| Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 48,376 |
| Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) | 33,362 |
| Personal remittances, received (% of GDP) | 1,42524 |
| Personal remittances, received (current US$) | 205.102.000 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) | 1,59959 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | 230.192.000 |
| Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) | 0,219173 |
| Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) | 31.540.500 |
| Secondary education, duration (years) | 7 |
| Lower secondary school starting age (years) | 12 |
| Procedures to build a warehouse (number) | 14 |
| Time required to build a warehouse (days) | 88 |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 48,9 |
| Profit tax (% of commercial profits) | 11,9 |
| Tax payments (number) | 54 |
| Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) | 10,6 |
| Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) | 26,4 |
| Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) | 270 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business, male (number) | 5 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business, female (number) | 6 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business (number) | 6 |
| Time required to start a business, male (days) | 8 |
| Time required to start a business, female (days) | 9 |
| Time required to start a business (days) | 8,5 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures (% of GNI per capita) | 5 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures, male (% of GNI per capita) | 3,4 |
| Cost of business start-up procedures, female (% of GNI per capita) | 3,5 |
| Procedures to register property (number) | 4 |
| Time required to register property (days) | 120 |
| Time required to enforce a contract (days) | 595 |
| Strength of legal rights index (0=weak to 12=strong) | 6 |
| Time to resolve insolvency (years) | 4 |
| Time to import, documentary compliance (hours) | 58,7 |
| Time to import, border compliance (hours) | 82 |
| PPG, private creditors (INT, current US$) | 37.131.200 |
| PPG, other private creditors (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, commercial banks (INT, current US$) | 37.131.200 |
| PPG, bonds (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| PPG, official creditors (INT, current US$) | 36.858.600 |
| PPG, multilateral (INT, current US$) | 24.974.400 |
| Interest payments on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (INT, current US$) | 0 |
| Interest payments on external debt, long-term (INT, current US$) | 73.989.800 |