Economic Indicators for Benin


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Current account balance-6.00-4.150.66-29.75Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index120.82117.61120.8238.90
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.731.3538.53-0.79Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate6.256.548.044.74%
Interest rates4.563.567.33-2.47Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )97.2696.3097.2653.94
Human Capital Index0.400.400.410.37Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered5,560.005,985.005,985.00132.00Number
Time required to start a business8.508.5035.508.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse88.0088.00317.0088.00Days
Armed forces Personnel12,000.0012,000.0012,250.004,500.00Total
Exports of goods and services21.1921.6531.4312.99Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services30.1629.2843.9620.61Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP2017201USD Billions
GDP Growth6.356.259.95-4.90Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.450.471.460.22Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.060.080.080.04Per 1,000 people
Labor force5,146,844.004,969,401.005,146,844.002,116,540.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education10.3010.7612.1010.30Percentage (%)
Fertility rate4.904.977.054.90Total
Population1414144Thousands