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Benin
Porto-Novo · West African CFA franc (XOF) · ECOWAS · WAEMU
Reference
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Currency
- West African CFA franc · XOF
- Central bank
- Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- French
- Stock exchange
- BRVM (regional exchange, Abidjan)
- Instant payments
- PI-SPI (BCEAO interoperable instant payments)
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $24.6 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 8.1% · 2025
- Population
- 14.8 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 1.1% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · XOF
- 565 XOF per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 4
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Africanews
Gaani festival celebrates history of resilient peoples united by shared history
The Gaani festival in northern Benin celebrates the shared history of three peoples separated by colonisation.
AllAfrica · Benin
Wafu B Women's Champions League Qualifiers - Edo Queens, Ampem Darkoa Seal Semi-Final Places
[CAF] Nigeria's Edo Queens and Ghana's Ampem Darkoa Ladies have secured their places in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Women's Champions League qualifiers after maintaining perfect records through their opening two…
AllAfrica · Benin
How Benin Is Turning Its Cotton Wealth Into An Industrial Economy
[Bird Story Agency] Benin is using its position as West Africa's largest cotton producer to pursue a bigger economic prize: processing more of what it grows at home. At the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ), cotton is…
AllAfrica · Benin
Benin President to Attend AU Summit in Luanda
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Benin President Romuald Wadagni will take part in the 21st Extraordinary Session of the African Union Conference on strengthening conflict prevention mechanisms in Africa, scheduled to take place in…