![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Benin.png)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/capital-city.png)
Porto-Novo
Capital city![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/economic-city.png)
Porto-Novo
Economic City![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/population.png)
11 175 692
Population![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/surface.png)
114 763 KmĀ²
Surface area![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/total-gdp.png)
9 273 558 271
Total GDP (USD)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/gdp-growth.png)
5.6 %
GDP Growth (annual %)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/inflation.png)
0.4 %
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/total-fdi.png)
184 358 176
Total FDI (USD)Source: The World Bank
GDP per activity sector
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/agriculture.png)
22 %
Agriculture
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/industry.png)
21 %
Industry
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/manufacturing.png)
12 %
Manufacturing
(%of GDP)
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/themes/afzo/images/service.png)
46.9 %
Services,value added
(%of GDP)
Source: The World Bank
Foreign Trade Indicators (USD thousand)
731 589
Export of Goods
3 068 412
Import of Goods
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
main exports
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cotton-17-512-e1555493373795.png)
Cotton
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Objet-dynamique-vectoriel7.png)
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cow-512-e1555340042323.png)
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal .
main clients
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/vietnam-flag.png)
Vietnam
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bangladessh-flag.png)
Bangladesh
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/malaysia-flag.jpg)
Malaysia
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/india-flag.jpg)
India
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nigeria-flag-e1554568614220.jpg)
Nigeria
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)
main imports
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cereals-1.png)
Cereals
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/fuels.png)
Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral . .
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Cow-512-e1555340042323.png)
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal . .
main suppliers
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/india-flag.jpg)
India
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/china-flag.jpg)
China
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/paysbas_1379497338-e1554557895194.jpg)
Netherlands
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thailand-flag.jpg)
Thailand
![](https://africaeconomiczones.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/togo-flag.png)
Togo
Source: International Trade Center (ITC)