Benin’s Healthcare Sector

Fun Fact
Benin is home to the “Venice of Africa” which is a group of villages floating on a lake.

Did you Know?
Due to the country’s high illiteracy levels, only 4.5% of the population can access and use the internet.

62 Years
Life expectancy,
2019

6.87
GDP growth (annual %),
2019

Exported products
Raw cotton ($450M), coconuts, brazil nuts and cashew
nuts ($76M), oil seeds and oleaginous fruits ($56M),
2019

29.63
Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP,
2019

Imported products
Rice ($570M), petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals ($363M), electrical energy ($140M),
2019

34.05
Imports of goods and services as % of GDP,
2019

$2.05 B deficit
Balance of trade,
2019