Country profile
Benin
FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for Benin. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.
Currency
XOF
Symbol Fr
Inflation
-0.49%
IMF · Mar 2026
-0.39 pp vs previous period
Policy rate
2%
Central bank policy interest rate · IMF · Mar 2021
-0.5 pp last changed Jul 2020
Population
14.5M
World Bank · Dec 2024
+2.49% vs previous period
Exchange rates
XOF against major currencies
1 XOF in USD
565.14
Frankfurter · 20 May 2026
+0.18% vs previous period
1 XOF in EUR
655.96
Frankfurter · 20 May 2026
0% vs previous period
1 XOF in GBP
757.28
Frankfurter · 20 May 2026
+0.29% vs previous period
Time series
Inflation and policy-rate history
Macro indicators
Latest available country signals
GDP per capita PPP
current international dollars
4,435
+7.38% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
GDP per capita
current US dollars
1,485
+6.54% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
Population
people
14.5M
+2.49% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
PPP factor
local currency unit per international dollar
203
-0.83% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
IMF CPI
annual percent
-0.49%
-0.39 pp vs previous period
Mar 2026
IMF
IMF policy rate
percent per year
Stale2%
-0.5 pp last changed Jul 2020
Mar 2021
IMF
Sources
FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.