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Currency

Currency	franc
ISO code	XOF 952
Official exchange rate > LCU per US$, period average	522.89
PPP conversion factor to official exchange rate ratio	0.45	[78th of 169]
Regime French Franc (100.0)
Subdivision	100	[13th of 192]
Symbol	CFAF
Terms of trade since 1995	81.99	[99th of 117]

SOURCES
Pacific Exchange Rate Services; World Development Indicators database; The World Bank Group

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

Energy

Adjusted savings: energy depletion > % of GNI	0.04 % of GNI	[88th of 98]
Bagasse > Consumption by industry & construction	23,181 ton	[65th of 80]
Bagasse > Consumption by other industries and construction	23,181 ton	[65th of 80]
Bagasse > Energy balance requirement	27,842 ton	[73rd of 83]
Bagasse > Gross inland availability	27,842 ton	[73rd of 83]
Bagasse > Net inland availability	27,843 ton	[67th of 80]
Bagasse > Production	27,842 ton	[73rd of 83]
Bagasse > Statistical differences (per capita)	-59,249,758.23 ton per 1e+15 people	[11th of 18]
Charcoal > Consumption by households	170,000 ton	[26th of 72]
Charcoal > Consumption by households and other consumers	204,000 ton	[31st of 109]
Charcoal > Consumption by other consumers	34,000 ton	[22nd of 50]
Charcoal > Net inland availability	204,000 ton	[33rd of 111]
Charcoal > Production from charcoal plants	204,000 ton	[38th of 120]
Combustible renewables and waste > % of total energy	65.58 %	[15th of 124]
Commercial energy use	376.67	[112nd of 119]
Crude Petroleum > Exports	20,000 ton	[67th of 71]
Crude Petroleum > Statistical differences (per capita)	161,273,492,911.304 ton per 1e+15 people	[45th of 77]
Electric power consumption > kWh	545,000,000 kWh	[129th of 132]
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh	114,000,000 million kWh	[130th of 132]
Electrical outages > days	77.33 days	[1st of 42]
Electricity > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	68.53 %	[1st of 39]
Electricity > Consumption by households	282,000,000 kWh	[139th of 189]
Electricity > Consumption by households and other consumers	471,000,000 kWh	[144th of 202]
Electricity > Consumption by industry & construction	118,000,000 kWh	[148th of 166]
Electricity > Consumption by other consumers	189,000,000 kWh	[134th of 174]
Electricity > Consumption by other industries and construction	118,000,000 kWh	[147th of 165]
Electricity > Consumption by public lighting	2,000,000 kWh	[51st of 76]
Electricity > Conversion, transport & distribution losses	113,000,000 kWh	[138th of 179]
Electricity > Energy balance requirement	596,000,000 kWh	[111st of 155]
Electricity > Gross inland availability	702,000,000 kWh	[151st of 211]
Electricity > Gross production, public & self-producer	107,000,000 kWh	[187th of 211]
Electricity > Hydro > Production	1,000,000 kWh	[147th of 147]
Electricity > Hydro > Production > Public	1,000,000 kWh	[145th of 145]
Electricity > Net inland availability	589,000,000 kWh	[149th of 202]
Electricity > Net production	107,000,000 kWh	[185th of 211]
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	14.2%	[189th of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	85.8%	[21st of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%	[122nd of 223]
Electricity > Production by source > Other	0%	[131st of 210]
Electricity > Station use & station loss	1,000,000 kWh	[173rd of 179]
Electricity > Station use & station loss (per capita)	0.152 kWh per capita	[160th of 178]
Electricity > Thermal > Production	106,000,000 kWh	[169th of 209]
Electricity > Thermal > Production (per capita)	12.561 kWh per capita	[194th of 208]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public	81,000,000 kWh	[170th of 207]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Public (per capita)	9.598 kWh per capita	[192nd of 205]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer	25,000,000 kWh	[111st of 143]
Electricity > Thermal > Production > Self-producer (per capita)	2.962 kWh per capita	[118th of 136]
Electricity > Total production, public	82,000,000 kWh	[192nd of 211]
Electricity > Total production, public (per capita)	9.717 kWh per capita	[210th of 210]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer	25,000,000 kWh	[117th of 145]
Electricity > Total production, self-producer (per capita)	2.962 kWh per capita	[121st of 138]
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > % of total	1.23 %	[102nd of 117]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh	1,000,000 kWh	[116th of 117]
Electricity production from oil sources > % of total	98.77 %	[4th of 124]
Electricity production from oil sources > kwh	80,000,000 kWh	[101st of 124]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households	4,547,126 m³	[51st of 116]
Fuelwood > Consumption by households and other consumers	5,456,595.512 m³	[51st of 143]
Fuelwood > Consumption by other consumers	909,469.075 m³	[18th of 47]
Fuelwood > Conversion in other energy-producing plants	2,184,455.391 m³	[18th of 41]
Fuelwood > Conversion to other forms of energy	2,184,455.391 m³	[21st of 46]
Fuelwood > Net inland availability	5,456,595.512 m³	[53rd of 145]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks	-30,000 ton	[68th of 88]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks (per capita)	-3.554 ton per 1,000 people	[72nd of 87]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks at importers	1,000 ton	[4th of 14]
Gas-diesel oils > Changes in stocks at importers (per capita)	0.173 ton per 1,000 people	[4th of 13]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction	1,000 ton	[121st of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by industry & construction (per capita)	0.118 ton per 1,000 people	[122nd of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction	1,000 ton	[121st of 124]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by other industries and construction (per capita)	0.118 ton per 1,000 people	[122nd of 123]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry	117,000 ton	[126th of 169]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption by transportation industry (per capita)	13.864 ton per 1,000 people	[141st of 168]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport	1,000 ton	[61st of 61]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in rail transport (per capita)	0.13 ton per 1,000 people	[60th of 61]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport	117,000 ton	[120th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Consumption in road transport (per capita)	13.864 ton per 1,000 people	[134th of 160]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants	21,000 ton	[96th of 161]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion in thermal power plants (per capita)	2.488 ton per 1,000 people	[111st of 158]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy	21,000 ton	[102nd of 166]
Gas-diesel oils > Conversion to other forms of energy (per capita)	2.488 ton per 1,000 people	[119th of 165]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement	138,000 ton	[88th of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	16.353 ton per 1,000 people	[125th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports	205,000 ton	[54th of 98]
Gas-diesel oils > Exports (per capita)	24.292 ton per 1,000 people	[51st of 96]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability	138,000 ton	[142nd of 205]
Gas-diesel oils > Gross inland availability (per capita)	16.353 ton per 1,000 people	[180th of 204]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports	313,000 ton	[95th of 192]
Gas-diesel oils > Imports (per capita)	37.09 ton per 1,000 people	[123rd of 191]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability	118,000 ton	[138th of 190]
Gas-diesel oils > Net inland availability (per capita)	13.983 ton per 1,000 people	[163rd of 189]
Gas-diesel oils > Statistical differences (per capita)	-118,499,516,462.722 ton per 1e+15 people	[53rd of 155]
Gasoline prices	0.79	[98th of 141]
Hydroelectricity consumption	0.002	[147th of 213]
Hydroelectricity consumption (per capita)	0.003 per 10 million people	[149th of 207]
imports > kt of oil equivalent	852 kt of oil equivalent	[79th of 130]
imports > kt of oil equivalent (per capita)	0.104 kt of oil equivalent pe	[70th of 130]
imports, net > % of energy use	34.42 %	[55th of 130]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers	23,000 ton	[108th of 149]
Jet Fuel > Bunkers (per capita)	2.725 ton per 1,000 people	[122nd of 145]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement	2,000 ton	[60th of 151]
Jet Fuel > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	358,895,871,208.063 ton per 1e+15 people	[64th of 141]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability	2,000 ton	[121st of 143]
Jet Fuel > Gross inland availability (per capita)	358,895,871,208.063 ton per 1e+15 people	[121st of 135]
Jet Fuel > Imports	23,000 ton	[86th of 145]
Jet Fuel > Imports (per capita)	2,725.489 ton per million people	[100th of 140]
Jet Fuel > Statistical differences (per capita)	358,895,871,208.063 ton per 1e+15 people	[83rd of 106]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks	-12,000 ton	[36th of 55]
Kerosene > Changes in stocks (per capita)	-1,421.993 ton per million people	[41st of 54]
Kerosene > Consumption by households	285,000 ton	[16th of 146]
Kerosene > Consumption by households (per capita)	33.772 ton per 1,000 people	[23rd of 145]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers	285,000 ton	[20th of 165]
Kerosene > Consumption by households and other consumers (per capita)	33.772 ton per 1,000 people	[25th of 163]
Kerosene > Consumption for non-energy uses	9,000 ton	[6th of 8]
Kerosene > Consumption for non-energy uses (per capita)	1.174 ton per 1,000 people	[2nd of 8]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement	271,000 ton	[10th of 157]
Kerosene > Energy balance requirement (per capita)	32,113.369 ton per million people	[16th of 148]
Kerosene > Exports	14,000 ton	[27th of 52]
Kerosene > Exports (per capita)	1.659 ton per 1,000 people	[24th of 51]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability	271,000 ton	[26th of 176]
Kerosene > Gross inland availability (per capita)	32.113 ton per 1,000 people	[31st of 171]
Kerosene > Imports	273,000 ton	[16th of 130]
Kerosene > Imports (per capita)	32.35 ton per 1,000 people	[20th of 123]
Kerosene > Net inland availability	285,000 ton	[21st of 170]
Kerosene > Net inland availability (per capita)	33.772 ton per 1,000 people	[26th of 167]
Kerosene > Statistical differences (per capita)	-1,658,993,230,478.12 ton per 1e+15 people	[43rd of 109]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Changes in stocks	-1,000 ton	[34th of 69]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households	8,000 ton	[124th of 148]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by households and other consumers	9,000 ton	[131st of 159]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Consumption by other consumers	1,000 ton	[80th of 87]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Energy balance requirement	9,000 ton	[85th of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Exports	6,000 ton	[63rd of 75]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Gross inland availability	9,000 ton	[134th of 166]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Imports	14,000 ton	[90th of 141]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Net inland availability	9,000 ton	[133rd of 161]
Liquefied Petroleum Gas > Statistical differences (per capita)	166,805,615,744.582 ton per 1e+15 people	[78th of 117]
Motor Gasoline > Changes in stocks	21,000 ton	[27th of 91]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption by transportation industry	335,000 ton	[93rd of 197]
Motor Gasoline > Consumption in road transport	335,000 ton	[93rd of 194]
Motor Gasoline > Exports	45,000 ton	[70th of 94]
Motor Gasoline > Gross inland availability	335,000 ton	[92nd of 202]
Motor Gasoline > Imports	401,000 ton	[45th of 183]
Motor Gasoline > Motor gasoline- energy balance requirement	335,000 ton	[28th of 201]
Motor Gasoline > Net inland availability	335,000 ton	[94th of 198]
Motor Gasoline > Statistical differences (per capita)	1,528,424,173,834.63 ton per 1e+15 people	[28th of 131]
Natural Gas (including LNG) > Total resources	39,021 Terajoules	[94th of 97]
natural gas consumption > Date of > Information	2003 est.
Natural gas reserves	608,800,000 cubic feet	[68th of 72]
Oil Consumption Test (per $ GDP)	6,917.956 Btu per $1 of GDP	[68th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test (per capita)	3,424,151.618 Btu per capita	[131st of 177]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per $ GDP)	6,917.956 Btu per $1 of GDP	[68th of 171]
Oil Consumption Test Test (per capita)	3,424,151.618 Btu per capita	[131st of 177]
Oil reserves	4,105,000 barrels	[84th of 97]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households	179 Terajoules	[17th of 25]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by households and other consumers	215 Terajoules	[20th of 31]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by industry & construction	185 Terajoules	[7th of 12]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by other consumers	36 Terajoules	[6th of 10]
Other biomass and wastes > Consumption by other industries and construction	185 Terajoules	[7th of 12]
Other biomass and wastes > Conversion in other energy-producing plants	17,006 Terajoules	[3rd of 17]
Other biomass and wastes > Conversion to other forms of energy	17,006 Terajoules	[4th of 18]
Other biomass and wastes > Energy balance requirement	215 Terajoules	[36th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Gross inland availability	215 Terajoules	[36th of 40]
Other biomass and wastes > Net inland availability	215 Terajoules	[25th of 32]
Other biomass and wastes > Production	215 Terajoules	[36th of 38]
Other biomass and wastes > Statistical differences (per capita)	887.972 Terajoules per million pe	[7th of 17]
production > kt of oil equivalent	1,623 kt of oil equivalent	[108th of 130]
Residual Fuel Oil > Changes in stocks	7,000 ton	[31st of 86]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by industry & construction	40,000 ton	[96th of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Consumption by other industries and construction	40,000 ton	[93rd of 134]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion in thermal power plants	3,000 ton	[124th of 131]
Residual Fuel Oil > Conversion to other forms of energy	3,000 ton	[125th of 133]
Residual Fuel Oil > Imports	85,000 ton	[89th of 150]
Residual Fuel Oil > Net inland availability	40,000 ton	[110th of 155]
Traditional fuel consumption	89.2%	[11th of 130]
use > kt of oil equivalent	2,475 kt of oil equivalent	[122nd of 132]
Wall plugs > Frequency	50 HZ	[35th of 151]
Wall plugs > Plug type Europe
Wall plugs > Voltage	220 V	[134th of 209]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Source: Energy Statistics Database | United Nations Statistics Division; ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption ; German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org; Energy Information Administration; Wikipedia: List of countries by natural gas consumption ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World bank; World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

Industry

Changes in inventories > constant LCU	2681648000
Changes in inventories > current LCU	15100000000
Changes in inventories > current US$	28,627,330 $	[78th of 138]
Changes in inventories > current US$ (per $ GDP)	6.677 $ per $1 million of GDP	[62nd of 167]
Chemicals > % of value added in manufacturing	6.57 %	[52nd of 91]
Manufactures exports > % of merchandise exports	12.81 %	[93rd of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > annual % growth	4.5 %	[66th of 156]
Manufacturing, value added > constant 2000 US$	233,487,500 constant 2000 US$	[91st of 155]
Manufacturing, value added > constant LCU	93778540000
Manufacturing, value added > current LCU	169900000000
Manufacturing, value added > current US$	322,104,900 $	[93rd of 167]
Manufacturing, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	75.127 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[92nd of 180]
Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	0.52 %	[94th of 154]
Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	0.86 %	[96th of 155]
Other manufacturing > % of value added in manufacturing	20.64 %	[86th of 107]
Textiles and clothing > % of value added in manufacturing	14.38 %	[34th of 101]
value added > annual % growth	4.6 %	[70th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	386,508,000 constant 2000 US$	[114th of 164]
value added > constant LCU	145185600000
value added > current LCU	303400000000
value added > current US$	575,200,800 $	[112nd of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.134 $ per $1 of GDP	[132nd of 180]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

Agriculture

Agricultural growth	159	[5th of 149]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	185	[147th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land	0.7	[180th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	61.02 %	[1st of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports	4.22 %	[3rd of 155]
Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita)	121.812 $ per capita	[94th of 164]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	321.999 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[19th of 182]
Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita)	163.595 $ per capita	[87th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland	2,215 thousand hectares	[80th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	23.96 % of land area	[41st of 199]
Arable land > hectares	2,650,000 hectares	[71st of 199]
Area > Cotton	380,000	[10th of 20]
Cereal production	159 thousand metric tons	[5th of 149]
Cereal production growth	68%	[12th of 149]
Cotton exports	750 thousand bales	[7th of 109]
Cotton imports	0 thousand bales	[90th of 109]
Cotton production	750	[13th of 109]
Cotton stocks	216 thousand bales	[24th of 109]
Cotton use	10 thousand bales	[93rd of 109]
Crop production index	133.9 %	[7th of 182]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land	187.61 100 g/ha of arable land	[120th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons	47,841 metric tons	[89th of 169]
Fertilizer use	15.9 kg	[96th of 138]
Food production index	137.4 %	[5th of 182]
Irrigated land > % of cropland	0.41 %	[151st of 164]
Labor share	53%	[45th of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares	1,013,628 hectares	[74th of 176]
Livestock production index	116.2 %	[29th of 181]
Meat production growth	42%	[61st of 149]
Organic cropland	81 hectares	[76th of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area	2.41 % of land area	[73rd of 187]
Permanent crops	265,000 hectares	[68th of 181]
Production > Cotton	690,000	[17th of 20]
Root and tuber production	3,019 thousand metric tons	[33rd of 149]
Root and tuber production growth	84%	[17th of 149]
Tractor concentration	0.1	[139th of 147]
Tractors	185	[133rd of 147]
Value added	35.53	[24th of 158]
value added > annual % growth	4.4 %	[46th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$	1,027,955,000 constant 2000 US$	[83rd of 164]
value added > constant LCU	396078200000
value added > current LCU	728200000000
value added > current US$	1,380,558,000 $	[79th of 172]
value added > current US$ (per $ GDP)	321.999 $ per $1,000 of GDP	[19th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$	622 constant 2000 US$	[106th of 163]
Workers per hectare	0.7	[60th of 148]
Yield > Cotton	397.71	[13th of 20]

SOURCES
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km	7.36 million tons/km	[109th of 153]
Aircraft departures	700	[141st of 155]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	1	[104th of 139]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	1	[77th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	1	[26th of 39]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	2	[114th of 137]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Highways > Paved	1,357 km	[78th of 113]
Highways > Total	6,787 km	[81st of 118]
Highways > Unpaved	5,430 km	[64th of 113]
Motor vehicles	2 motor vehicles per 100 p	[126th of 134]
Ports and harbors	Cotonou, Porto-Novo
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international two villages remain in dispute along the border with Burkina Faso; accuses Burkina Faso of moving boundary pillars; much of Benin-Niger boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated, and ICJ ad hoc judges have been selected to rule on disputed Niger and Mekrou River islands; several villages along the Okpara River are in dispute with Nigeria; a joint boundary commission continues to resurvey the boundary with Togo to verify Benin's claim that Togo moved boundary stones
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	58.1 %	[47th of 153]
Vehicle abundance	0.41 per square km	[120th of 141]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World standards on users.pandora.be; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

Taxation

Average time to clear customs > days	6.31 days	[2nd of 39]
CPIA fiscal policy rating	4	[10th of 75]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	64100000000
Net taxes on products > current LCU	195100000000
Net taxes on products > current US$	369,880,300 $	[100th of 159]
Net taxes on products > current US$ (per $ GDP)	0.086 $ per $1 billion of GDP	[86th of 174]
Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint	86.8 %	[1st of 39]
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services	10.23 %	[40th of 89]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	13.12 %	[48th of 98]
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes	16.02 %	[57th of 98]

SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin

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