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Senegal vs Benin

Senegal and Benin side by side across 199 indicators — each row links to the full 54-country ranking, with sources and the API call behind every figure.

GDP$40.47B vs $27.79BSenegal vs Benin
GDP per Capita$2,054 vs $1,809Senegal vs Benin
Population18.93M vs 14.81MSenegal vs Benin

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Indicator Senegal BeninPeriod
GDPEconomy$40.47B$27.79B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,054$1,8092026
Inflation RateEconomy2.5%2%2026
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy3%3%2026-03-16
Official Exchange RateEconomy569.51 LCU/USD569.51 LCU/USD2026-06
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.7%-2.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy2.7%1.6%2025
Public DebtEconomy132.3%57.2%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-2.25B$-739.95M2025
GDP GrowthEconomy2.2%7%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,780$1,6002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$5,100$4,7602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$103.43B$71.36B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy17.1%22.9%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy26.1%17.5%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy13.2%10.2%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy46.3%50.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy26.9%35.8%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$3.27B$338.54M2023
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy10.6%1.7%2023
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy150.7%66.6%2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy30.9%19.8%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy19.5%10.8%2023/1979 ⚠
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy52%76.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy38.2%75.2%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy36.234.42021
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy17.9%27.2%2021
Account OwnershipEconomy76.5%51.8%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy35.2%14.2%2024/2022
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1.6%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy71.1%37.1%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%1.6%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$557M$240.86M2018/2019
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy1.38M337K2017/2019
Current Account BalanceEconomy-6.2%-5%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$2.02B$543.01M2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy5.5%2.5%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy20.1%15%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33.5%18.1%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy7.6%3.2%2024/2022
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy38.631.82024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy4.4%2.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy2.9%0%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%0%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy6.3%5.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$103$732023
Lending Interest RateEconomy5.3%6.3%2016/2021 ⚠
Real Interest RateEconomy4.3%4.6%2016/2021 ⚠
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy22.9%30.3%2023
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,377$1,1732021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy29.6%40.2%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy22.5%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy47.9%41.4%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63%78.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy63.8%58.3%2025
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.3%7.6%2021
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy5.32.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.342024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy4.3%5.5%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy11.3%5.4%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy37.3%50%2021
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy78.6%86.5%2021
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$12.02B$4.19B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$14.28B$4.93B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.7110.7962024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.2390.4232024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade17.519.12021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade32.7%0%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade22.3%7.4%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade21.6%39.7%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3%30.5%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32.5%17.1%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade38.6%20.1%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.530.5152023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.5732023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.340.3162023
PopulationDemographics18.93M14.81M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.3%2.4%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics68.9 years61 years2024
Median AgeDemographics19.8 years18.2 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.774.482024
Rural PopulationDemographics44.2%46.6%2025
Population Under 15Demographics37.7%41.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics55.8%53.4%2025
Population DensityDemographics100.6/km²134.5/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics28.632.62026
Death RateDemographics5.378.562026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.69-0.422026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71 years62.4 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics67 years59.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%3.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth28.945.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth0.3%0.7%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.3%3.3%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.110.222023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth48382023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth20.824.82021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth21.4%20.8%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth44.3%42.4%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth30.1%16.4%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth237.4518.22023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.577.92023
Neonatal MortalityHealth22.3282023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth132402024
Measles ImmunizationHealth92%49%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth91%69%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth60.9%51.9%2024
Basic SanitationHealth32.4%5.9%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.8%8.1%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.710.432019/2021
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth26.5%22.4%2023/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth74.5%78.1%2019/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health0.420.612023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth59.176.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$73$472023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth47.7%36.2%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth5.4%7.4%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth97.6%83.2%2019/2018
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.2%33.2%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare10.2%8.3%2023/2021
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare81.4%92.6%2023/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare30.2%27.5%2023/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.1%2.9%2023/2021
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6.2%3.2%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation15.3%10.2%2024/2022
Adult Literacy RateEducation50.4%51.4%2023/2022
Youth Literacy RateEducation67.4%71.3%2023/2022
Primary Completion RateEducation52.7%50.4%2023/2022
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation31.1%28.7%2023/2022
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.5%90.4%2024/2022
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation36.1%52.8%2024/2022
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation18.9%32.1%2024/2022
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation15.8%11.8%2023/2022
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation77.1%75.1%2024/2021
Secondary EnrollmentEducation44.1%43.6%2023/2022
UndernourishmentFood Security5.1%14.3%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.4%41.8%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture177.5126.32022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.43M t4.45M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture—55.13 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture—100 t2010
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture445K t279.27K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.11M t30.4K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture774K t2.09M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture1.58M t500.61K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,815 kg/ha1,191 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture3,851 kg/ha3,896 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture3.7M head2.8M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance0.31.12015/2017
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance45452024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6330.4932025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4840.3232025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.4040.1912025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.11-0.242024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.23-0.192024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.2-0.412024
Political StabilityGovernance-0.23-0.42024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.24-0.282024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.02-0.382024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian17.26K16.97K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian027.29K2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian1.54K11.95K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology60.1%34%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology123.9125.92024
4G CoverageTechnology97.5%85%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology40.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.7%6.9%2025
3G CoverageTechnology99.5%85%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.1%21.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.6%5.4%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.6%—2015
Electricity AccessInfrastructure82.9%59%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure1.07M8992023/2016 ⚠
Slum PopulationInfrastructure46.4%64%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy624.8 MW35.8 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy289.9 MW35.3 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy158.7 MW—2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy127.2 MW0.5 MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy35.4%54.5%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy34.8%6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy410 kWh115 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy13.1%58.6%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy7.8 MW8.9 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%45%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy8.9%4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy5.4%0%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy4.1%0%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy80.2%96%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy8.1 TWh2.3 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy540 gCO₂/kWh584 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,433 kWh1,897 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.77 t0.49 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate13.3%0.3%2021
Forest AreaClimate41.3%26.5%2023
Protected AreasClimate16.6%28.8%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate11.9%1.3%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate41.6 µg/m³39.7 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Senegal or Benin have the larger economy?

Senegal has the larger economy: $40.47B for Senegal versus $27.79B for Benin (GDP, current US$).

How do Senegal and Benin compare across indicators?

This page compares Senegal and Benin on 199 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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