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Benin vs Egypt

Benin and Egypt side by side across 202 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$27.79B vs $429.65BBenin vs Egypt
GDP per Capita$1,809 vs $3,904Benin vs Egypt
Population14.81M vs 118.37MBenin vs Egypt

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202 indicators

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Indicator Benin EgyptPeriod
GDPEconomy$27.79B$429.65B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,809$3,9042026
Inflation RateEconomy2%14.3%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD49.83 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-2.9%-12.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy1.6%6.8%2025
Public DebtEconomy57.2%87%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-739.95M$-42.71B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy7%4.2%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,600$3,2602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$4,760$19,3302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$71.36B$2.39T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy22.9%16.6%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy17.5%32.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy10.2%14.5%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy50.1%47.3%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy35.8%12.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$338.54M$41.52B2023/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy1.7%11.4%2023/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy66.6%42%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$48.88B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy19.8%25.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%12.5%1979/2015 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy76.4%44.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy75.2%18.5%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy34.428.52021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy27.2%1.4%2021
Account OwnershipEconomy51.8%43.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy14.2%23.8%2022/2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.1%51.3%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy1.6%25%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$240.86M$4.87B2019/2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy337K13.03M2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-5%-4.2%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$543.01M$46.58B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.5%15.2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy15%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy18.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy3.2%15.3%2022/2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy31.842.22024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy2.3%5.1%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%3%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%2%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy5.3%0.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$73$42023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%24.3%2021/2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.6%-7%2021/2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy30.3%8.1%2023/2025
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,173$3,1852021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy40.2%17.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy18.3%29.4%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.4%53.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy78.5%23.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy58.3%93.4%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.6%9.7%2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy2.56.62024
ATMs per 100,000Economy437.12024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy5.5%2.8%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.4%8.9%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy50%7.1%2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy86.5%58.5%2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.19B$72.39B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$4.93B$115.11B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7960.5992024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.4230.1352024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade19.166.72021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0%12.5%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade7.4%51.9%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade39.7%21.9%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade30.5%3.8%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade17.1%19.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade20.1%31.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.5150.7542023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5730.3982023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3160.5822023
PopulationDemographics14.81M118.37M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.4%1.6%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics61 years71.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.2 years24.7 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.482.742024
Rural PopulationDemographics46.6%57.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics41.3%31.6%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics53.4%42.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics134.5/km²120.7/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics32.620.52026
Death RateDemographics8.565.62026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.42-0.442026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics62.4 years74 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics59.5 years69.7 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.9%1.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth45.220.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.7%0.1%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health3.3%4.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.220.672023/2020
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth38712023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth24.89.42021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth20.8%26%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth42.4%57.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth16.4%57.3%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth518.2172023
Under-Five MortalityHealth77.917.52023
Neonatal MortalityHealth289.252023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth40102024
Measles ImmunizationHealth49%97%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth69%98%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth51.9%18.4%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.9%39.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth8.1%22.4%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.431.062021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth22.4%58.5%2022/2014 ⚠
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth78.1%97.1%2018/2021
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.611.792023/2018 ⚠
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth76.441.12024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$47$1412023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth36.2%64.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth7.4%25%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth83.2%90.3%2018/2014
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.2%12.9%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare8.3%3.3%2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare92.6%99.1%2022/2021
Child MarriageChild Welfare27.5%15.8%2022/2021
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare2.9%10.1%2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education3.2%3.8%2023/2008 ⚠
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.2%38%2022/2025
Adult Literacy RateEducation51.4%79.5%2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation71.3%95.2%2022
Primary Completion RateEducation50.4%96.1%2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation28.7%88.1%2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation90.4%96.5%2022/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation52.8%93.4%2022/2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation32.1%70%2022/2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation11.8%75.7%2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation75.1%87.1%2021/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation43.6%84.8%2022/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security14.3%9.4%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture41.8%4.1%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture126.3109.12022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture4.45M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture55.13 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture100 t2010
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture279.27K t780K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture30.4K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture2.09M t7.21M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture500.61K t6.43M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture9.4M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,191 kg/ha7,585 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,896 kg/ha9,132 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture6,778 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture2.8M head2.6M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance1.11.32017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45302024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.4930.1872025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3230.1152025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.1910.7292025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.24-0.832024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.19-0.12024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.41-0.752024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.4-0.982024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.28-0.52024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.38-1.62024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian16.97K220.03K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian27.29K02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian11.95K878.27K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian052025
Internet UsersTechnology34%74.6%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology125.997.12024
4G CoverageTechnology85%98%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.311.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology6.9%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology85%99.8%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology21.5%2.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology5.4%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology1%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure59%100%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure89916.67M2016/2023 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure64%3.8%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy35.8 MW9.3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy35.3 MW3.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy0.5 MW2.8K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy54.5%6.1%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy6%99.9%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy115 kWh1,493 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy58.6%19.9%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy8.9 MW35.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45%100%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4%3.1%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%3.8%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%6.1%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy96%87%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy2.3 TWh244 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy584 gCO₂/kWh563 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,897 kWh9,661 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.49 t2.5 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate0.3%12.2%2021
Forest AreaClimate26.5%0%2023
Protected AreasClimate28.8%11.6%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate1.3%7,750%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate39.7 µg/m³43.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Benin or Egypt have the larger economy?

Egypt has the larger economy: $27.79B for Benin versus $429.65B for Egypt (GDP, current US$).

How do Benin and Egypt compare across indicators?

This page compares Benin and Egypt on 202 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

How do I get this comparison via the API?

Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=<key>&latest=true&country_codes=BJ,EG with a free Africa API key to get both countries' latest values as JSON.

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