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Benin gives distributors 48 hours to restock petrol stations
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce demands a return to normal after the queues observed notably in the north. It promises to speed up formalities for tanker trucks.
Country
BRVM closing prices sourced from sikafinance.com.
GDP growth
7.5%
2025 · 2026 : 7.0% (projection)
Inflation
1.1%
2025 · 2026 : 2.0% (projection)
Public debt
57.3%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 57.2% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-2.9%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -2.9% (projection)
Current account balance
-5.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -5.0% (projection)
Nominal GDP
24.4 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 27.8 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,634 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,809 USD (projection)
Population
14.8 million
2025
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,8 | — |
| 2016 | 3,3 | — |
| 2017 | 5,6 | — |
| 2018 | 6,6 | — |
| 2019 | 7,1 | — |
| 2020 | 3,8 | — |
| 2021 | 7,2 | — |
| 2022 | 6,3 | — |
| 2023 | 6,4 | — |
| 2024 | 7,5 | — |
| 2025 | 7,5 | 7,5 |
| 2026 | — | 7 |
| 2027 | — | 6,7 |
| 2028 | — | 6,6 |
| 2029 | — | 6,5 |
| 2030 | — | 6 |
| 2031 | — | 6 |
En %
Source : IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0,2 | — |
| 2016 | -0,8 | — |
| 2017 | 1,8 | — |
| 2018 | 0,8 | — |
| 2019 | -0,9 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | — |
| 2021 | 1,7 | — |
| 2022 | 1,4 | — |
| 2023 | 2,7 | — |
| 2024 | 1,2 | — |
| 2025 | 1,1 | 1,1 |
| 2026 | — | 2 |
| 2027 | — | 2 |
| 2028 | — | 2 |
| 2029 | — | 2 |
| 2030 | — | 2 |
| 2031 | — | 2 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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