Benin (BJ) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.
A West African transit and cotton economy that lives off the port of Cotonou and a reputation for calmer politics than some neighbours. Informal trade with Nigeria is a silent pillar. The domestic industrial base is thin.
Region: Africa. Population: 14M (rank #76). GDP per capita: $1,809 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: 0%. Inflation: 0%. Currency: XOF.