Benin News News Benin » Economy: Benin Is Outpacing Much of Africa, but Its Transformation Bill Is Still Rising
Benin’s economy expanded by an estimated 8.1% in 2025 and is expected to remain among Africa’s stronger performers, according to the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Country Report. However, the ...
News Benin » Economy: Benin Ranks 11 in Africa on Economic Freedom
Benin ranks 11th in Africa and 99th of 165 countries for economic freedom in the Fraser Institute report released on 6 October 2026.
News Benin » Economy: Benin Growth at 7% Among Fastest in Africa
Benin growth is forecast at 7% in 2026, fifth in sub-Saharan Africa on the IMF's October figures and well above the regional 4.5%, with 6.8% seen for 2027.
News Benin » Economy: Benin’s Growth Surges as $2.43 Billion Annual Funding Need Shapes Its Economic Future
The African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Country Report, published on 29 July 2026, estimates that Benin needs approximately $2.43 billion annually through 2030 to accelerate economic transformation.
News Benin » Economy: Despite Benin's economic boom, poverty persists
Voters will head to the polls on April 12 in Benin to select a new president against a backdrop of a booming economy, but not everyone is benefitting from it--many are struggling to cope with the ...
News Benin » Economy: Benin's new president focuses on economic prosperity
Benin's new president promised to ensure citizens benefitted from the growing strength of the economy. Romauld Wadagni, 49, was sworn in on Sunday, having previously served as finance minister under ...
News Benin » Economy: Ethiopia, Guinea, Benin: IMF report on African countries posting strongest economic growth
In its regional economic outlook, the IMF forecasts GDP growth of 4.5% in 2026 and 2027 for sub-Saharan Africa, despite the war in the Middle East. That average masks wide disparities.
News Benin » Economy: Economic growth and democratic decline: the ‘cotton king’ who reshaped Benin
Patrice Talon has transformed the west African country’s economy and infrastructure at the expense of political freedom In recent years, a building boom has reshaped Benin’s largest city, Cotonou, and ...
News Benin » Economy: Benin: An African Pioneer
PORTO-NOVO, Benin, Feb 04 (IPS) - Benin faced a number of negative spillovers in 2022: a deteriorating regional security situation at its northern border, the lingering scars of COVID-19, and higher ...