Benin

  • President:Patrice Talon
  • Vice President:Mariam Chabi Talata
  • Capital city:Porto-Novo
  • Languages:French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)
  • Government
  • National statistics office
  • Population, persons:13,894,291 (2024)
  • Area, sq km:112,760
  • GDP per capita, US$:1,303 (2022)
  • GDP, billion current US$:17.4 (2022)
  • GINI index:34.4 (2021)
  • Ease of Doing Business rank:149

All datasets: C
  • C
    • January 2024
      Source: Eurostat
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      Accessed On: 04 January, 2024
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      The indicator, covering the banking sector only, is defined as total assets divided by total equity, for the reporting sector "domestic banking groups and stand-alone banks, foreign controlled subsidiaries and foreign controlled branches, all institutions, full sample (all banking groups / stand-alone banks irrespective of their accounting /supervisory framework)". Data on domestically controlled banks are consolidated across borders and sectors at the prudential perimeter of consolidation. Data source: European Central Bank (ECB)