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Official language: French
Currency: F.CFA (XOF)
Capital City: Cotonou
Area: 114763km2
Subregional membership(s): WAEMU


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Mid-year population
8972.4B
2016

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

Primary enrolment ratio
Population and migration
Indicator20092010201120122013201420152016
5080103.Resident Foreigners : TOTAL - Total (unit)180,149213,198229,886209,284188,563194,119199,815205,644
5080104.Resident Foreigners : from ECOWAS - Number (unit)168,663199,604215,229195,939176,541181,742187,075192,532
Data Source
NSO
Health
Education
National accounts
Indicator1990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
4050101.Crops Production - us dollars (Millions)536.6353.3493.5590.2571.6648.2633.9592.2615.5664.6786.0903.9971.41,1051,3641,5231,5561,676
4050102.Livestock - us dollars (Millions)152.6103.1138.2150.5140.3141.7146.4131.7144.3163.4207.6239.5253.1268.7309.4366.1380.9410.1
4050103.Forestry - us dollars (Millions)52.036.748.557.355.860.561.555.958.067.179.090.9102.3106.0127.2149.3151.5163.1
4050104.Fishing - us dollars (Millions)40.928.938.145.043.947.548.344.045.652.762.171.580.483.399.9117.3119.0128.2
4050105.Mining and Quarrying - us dollars (Millions)13.310.310.911.69.96.95.45.25.56.28.09.410.111.013.115.515.716.9
4050106.Manufacturing - us dollars (Millions)170.2130.2175.3195.4192.1196.1202.6193.5213.2239.6293.7324.5341.8353.6418.0475.9505.1543.9
4050107.Energy (water, electricity and gas) - us dollars (Millions)20.012.415.115.916.416.619.318.921.430.043.950.552.455.363.964.065.370.3
4050108.Construction - us dollars (Millions)76.562.789.490.488.289.092.087.493.6107.5141.3167.5176.1192.1231.0278.7291.6314.0
4050109.Transport and Telecommunication - us dollars (Millions)167.0121.0158.4156.4144.4153.8153.0159.8178.5201.3278.4324.9332.4354.8412.5557.3526.4566.8
4050110.Trade - us dollars (Millions)349.2275.8383.3397.5378.7402.3409.5394.3416.4471.2603.1700.5732.9776.2896.41,1591,1251,211
4050111.Banking and Insurance - us dollars (Millions)50.329.739.741.640.742.944.241.244.050.466.077.581.588.1101.0123.7127.9137.7
4050112.Other Business Services - us dollars (Millions)263.6171.2210.9216.3203.2228.7229.7211.9222.8255.8328.4385.9404.4430.8494.1593.6591.7637.2
4050113.Non-Profit Services - us dollars (Millions)299.0212.1265.3269.6252.5268.8268.3245.0252.7285.2362.7425.7454.5495.7584.0671.6674.5726.2
4050114.GDP Factor Cost - us dollars (Millions)2,1441,5202,0292,1992,1002,2632,2732,1422,2712,5493,2003,7023,9194,2405,0225,9836,0146,476
4050115.Duties and Taxes on Products - us dollars (Millions)147.896.5141.1162.1168.5192.3216.2217.2228.6259.0335.0391.5439.0471.8555.1660.1646.6696.2
4050116.Final Consumption expenditure - us dollars (Millions)2,1641,4541,9022,0301,9462,1422,1832,0202,2212,5353,1743,6923,8714,1644,7995,7845,8086,254
4050117.Household final consumption expenditure - us dollars (Millions)1,8141,2011,5881,7111,6471,8201,8591,7241,9152,1892,7283,2023,3483,5944,1294,9985,0205,405
4050118.General Government final consumption expenditure - us dollars (Millions)349.6252.6313.6319.0299.7322.0324.4296.5306.1345.9446.3489.4522.9569.7670.4785.8788.3848.8
4050120.Gross Capital Formation - us dollars (Millions)368.1287.7464.9414.4420.6445.7456.4440.3491.7518.0717.9851.4791.3982.21,1841,3681,4641,577
4050121.Gross Fixed Capital Formation - us dollars (Millions)318.2262.5381.2385.8390.7424.2446.2425.3455.3531.2691.0819.1843.6920.01,1061,3451,4071,515
4050122.Changes in Inventories - us dollars (Millions)49.925.283.728.629.921.510.215.136.5-13.126.932.2-52.362.278.222.757.461.8
4050123.Exports of goods and services - us dollars (Millions)514.9457.8594.0625.7616.4665.2723.3600.3558.5623.8741.6863.2940.2870.91,1321,3151,0421,122
4050124.Imports of goods and services - us dollars (Millions)754.5583.0790.7708.8715.3797.9874.3701.7772.0869.21,0981,3131,2441,3051,5381,8241,6531,780
4050125.Gross Domestic Product in Purchasers' Price - us dollars (Millions)986.81,0411,1491,5651,8902,0702,5522,4472,5612,6902,5692,6803,0553,8824,5214,8045,1425,9687,1327,0976,9707,8308,1179,1099,5748,4698,9728,710
4050126.GDP per capita - us dollars (unit)446304.52396.76419.83392.97414.92404.96371.69381.27414.7506.29566.33585.2611.91700.77807.62783.8816.67
4050126.GDP per capita - Value, us dollars (unit)212.22216.71231.23304.59356.05378.49453.74423.89432.84437.65404.79408.88451.2555.86625.53645.05667.82749.84867.17824.01781.89848.65850.02921.56935.94821.81845.1797.04
4050128.Gross Domestic Products at 2010 Constant Prices - us dollars (Millions)3,0153,1043,2863,3523,5553,7083,9214,0764,2944,5034,7675,0215,2545,4355,6765,7736,0006,3606,6716,8266,9707,1777,5108,0278,5518,9799,3929,899
4050129. Real GDP / PIB Per Capita - us dollars (unit)648.44646.22661.22652.26669.8677.94697.19706.22725.71732.64751.01765.92776.07778.3785.23775.21779.24799.08811.07792.48781.89777.83786.44812.09835.93871.25884.63905.86
4050130.Real GDP Growth Rate - rate (unit)3.05.82.06.14.35.74.05.34.95.95.34.63.44.41.73.96.04.92.32.13.04.76.96.55.04.65.4
4050131.Nominal GDP Growth Rate - rate (unit)5.510.436.220.79.623.3-4.14.75.0-4.54.314.027.116.56.27.116.119.5-0.5-1.812.33.712.25.1-11.55.9-2.9
Data Source
ECOWAS
Prices
Indicator198019811982198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
40601.Consumer Price Index CPI - rate (unit)32.532.834.132.135.335.835.935.436.636.637.037.740.040.255.663.766.869.473.373.676.779.881.782.983.688.191.592.799.5100.4102.6105.4112.5113.6112.4112.7
4060116.Inflation - rate (unit)9.60.84.1-6.110.31.20.4-1.33.4-0.21.12.15.90.538.514.54.93.85.80.44.24.02.41.50.95.43.81.37.40.92.22.76.71.0-1.10.3
Data Source
NSO
Energy
Tourism
Transport
Information society
International trade
Indicator201120122013201420152016
10201.TOTAL IMPORTS OF GOODS EXTRA - us dollars (Millions)2,0762,3272,9493,7272,4953,111
1020101.Live animal, animal products - us dollars (Millions)253.3288.9306.4432.3345.9389.1
1020102.Vegetable products - us dollars (Millions)223.2397.2673.71,088511.8799.7
1020103.Animal and vegetable fats and oils - us dollars (Millions)115.283.1101.090.459.675.0
1020104.Prepared foodstuffs - us dollars (Millions)114.0118.3120.1113.2118.4115.8
1020105.Minerals products - us dollars (Millions)438.7577.6510.2583.6481.8532.7
1020106.Products of chemical or allied industries - us dollars (Millions)171.5135.6152.7228.4141.3184.8
1020107.Plastics, rubber and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)47.346.851.758.749.654.2
1020108.Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)4.55.03.94.84.64.7
1020109.Wood and articles of wood, cork and wickerwork - us dollars (Millions)3.93.65.25.53.74.6
1020110.Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material - us dollars (Millions)33.830.633.632.128.130.1
1020111.Textiles and textile articles - us dollars (Millions)143.3136.5133.1166.7105.8136.3
1020112.Footwear, headgear, umbrellas - us dollars (Millions)10.59.812.214.612.513.5
1020113.Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica - us dollars (Millions)27.828.034.536.336.936.6
1020114.Natural or cultural pearls, precious stones or metal - us dollars (Millions)0.21.71.10.40.30.4
1020115.Base metals and articles of base metal - us dollars (Millions)146.4167.1174.0146.2108.0127.1
1020116.Machinery and mechanical appliances - us dollars (Millions)152.5134.9331.2275.4215.3245.3
1020117.Vehicles, aircraft, vessels transport equipment - us dollars (Millions)168.9141.6278.6411.6246.8329.2
1020118.Optical, photograpic, cinematograpic, measuring checking precision - us dollars (Millions)7.66.311.824.210.717.5
1020119.Arms and ammunition,part and accessories thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.20.10.2
1020120.Miscellaneous manufactured articles - us dollars (Millions)13.314.013.614.613.514.0
1020121.Works of art, collectors, pieces and antiques - us dollars (Millions)0.10.00.00.00.10.1
10202.TOTAL EXPORTS OF GOODS EXTRA - us dollars (Millions)390.8461.1599.8958.1625.0791.5
1020201.Live animal, animal products - us dollars (Millions)1.31.65.510.54.37.4
1020202.Vegetable products - us dollars (Millions)66.783.3104.1106.698.7102.7
1020203.Animal and vegetable fats and oils - us dollars (Millions)16.719.916.86.826.816.8
1020204.Prepared foodstuffs - us dollars (Millions)15.526.732.719.712.716.2
1020205.Minerals products - us dollars (Millions)46.042.253.1148.160.0104.0
1020206.Products of chemical or allied industries - us dollars (Millions)3.03.63.57.53.15.3
1020207.Plastics, rubber and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)3.41.73.52.82.92.9
1020208.Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.30.10.10.10.10.1
1020209.Wood and articles of wood, cork and wickerwork - us dollars (Millions)6.516.417.712.512.312.4
1020210.Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material - us dollars (Millions)0.41.00.40.60.30.4
1020211.Textiles and textile articles - us dollars (Millions)128.1162.7248.4305.1273.5289.3
1020212.Footwear, headgear, umbrellas - us dollars (Millions)0.10.10.10.10.30.2
1020213.Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica - us dollars (Millions)0.00.20.30.30.20.3
1020214.Natural or cultural pearls, precious stones or metal - us dollars (Millions)12.619.621.422.015.018.5
1020215.Base metals and articles of base metal - us dollars (Millions)64.570.972.179.440.359.8
1020216.Machinery and mechanical appliances - us dollars (Millions)18.07.215.5113.122.167.6
1020217.Vehicles, aircraft, vessels transport equipment - us dollars (Millions)7.02.93.1107.649.978.7
1020218.Optical, photograpic, cinematograpic, measuring checking precision - us dollars (Millions)0.30.10.414.01.27.6
1020219.Arms and ammunition,part and accessories thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.10.00.0
1020220.Miscellaneous manufactured articles - us dollars (Millions)0.60.81.01.21.71.4
1020221.Works of art, collectors, pieces and antiques - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.10.10.1
10203.TOTAL IMPORTS OF GOODS INTRA ECOWAS - us dollars (Millions)433.8463.2481.5434.1389.0411.5
1020301.Live animal, animal products - us dollars (Millions)5.35.36.74.94.44.6
1020302.Vegetable products - us dollars (Millions)1.62.910.45.36.55.9
1020303.Animal and vegetable fats and oils - us dollars (Millions)8.93.58.211.15.28.1
1020304.Prepared foodstuffs - us dollars (Millions)34.729.521.620.422.121.3
1020305.Minerals products - us dollars (Millions)244.2323.3306.5242.7231.5237.1
1020306.Products of chemical or allied industries - us dollars (Millions)54.915.517.716.413.114.7
1020307.Plastics, rubber and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)9.08.612.013.812.613.2
1020308.Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.60.40.60.40.20.3
1020309.Wood and articles of wood, cork and wickerwork - us dollars (Millions)1.51.52.42.92.32.6
1020310.Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material - us dollars (Millions)1.92.13.33.93.93.9
1020311.Textiles and textile articles - us dollars (Millions)27.325.330.334.323.829.1
1020312.Footwear, headgear, umbrellas - us dollars (Millions)2.51.92.72.72.02.4
1020313.Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica - us dollars (Millions)2.11.30.60.81.10.9
1020314.Natural or cultural pearls, precious stones or metal - us dollars (Millions)0.10.10.10.10.00.1
1020315.Base metals and articles of base metal - us dollars (Millions)17.023.224.626.921.724.3
1020316.Machinery and mechanical appliances - us dollars (Millions)9.16.516.021.913.317.6
1020317.Vehicles, aircraft, vessels transport equipment - us dollars (Millions)10.310.715.922.823.623.2
1020318.Optical, photograpic, cinematograpic, measuring checking precision - us dollars (Millions)0.50.10.71.30.81.0
1020319.Arms and ammunition,part and accessories thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
1020320.Miscellaneous manufactured articles - us dollars (Millions)2.41.61.21.60.91.2
1020321.Works of art, collectors, pieces and antiques - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
10204.TOTAL EXPORTS OF GOODS INTRA ECOWAS - us dollars (Millions)115.3132.9158.8193.4137.5165.4
1020401.Live animal, animal products - us dollars (Millions)1.10.30.31.10.20.7
1020402.Vegetable products - us dollars (Millions)11.020.020.212.23.47.8
1020403.Animal and vegetable fats and oils - us dollars (Millions)12.117.416.76.724.815.8
1020404.Prepared foodstuffs - us dollars (Millions)5.813.417.814.76.810.7
1020405.Minerals products - us dollars (Millions)30.735.847.780.347.964.1
1020406.Products of chemical or allied industries - us dollars (Millions)1.12.02.94.12.43.2
1020407.Plastics, rubber and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)3.01.51.90.71.41.1
1020408.Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
1020409.Wood and articles of wood, cork and wickerwork - us dollars (Millions)0.50.20.10.00.00.0
1020410.Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material - us dollars (Millions)0.20.80.30.50.20.3
1020411.Textiles and textile articles - us dollars (Millions)13.212.911.913.49.911.6
1020412.Footwear, headgear, umbrellas - us dollars (Millions)0.10.10.00.00.00.0
1020413.Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica - us dollars (Millions)0.00.20.30.10.10.1
1020414.Natural or cultural pearls, precious stones or metal - us dollars (Millions)12.315.15.07.13.25.1
1020415.Base metals and articles of base metal - us dollars (Millions)14.26.219.319.223.121.1
1020416.Machinery and mechanical appliances - us dollars (Millions)8.85.311.723.59.416.4
1020417.Vehicles, aircraft, vessels transport equipment - us dollars (Millions)1.11.52.04.93.44.1
1020418.Optical, photograpic, cinematograpic, measuring checking precision - us dollars (Millions)0.10.00.14.50.72.6
1020419.Arms and ammunition,part and accessories thereof - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
1020420.Miscellaneous manufactured articles - us dollars (Millions)0.00.20.40.30.60.5
1020421.Works of art, collectors, pieces and antiques - us dollars (Millions)0.00.00.00.10.00.1
Data Source
ECOWAS
Banking, insurance, financial statistics
Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics
Balance of payments
Indicator20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Data Source
Environment