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Benin: average bank lending rate rises to 7.32% in 2025 as WAEMU rate falls
The BCEAO reports an eight-basis-point rise in Benin, against a seven-basis-point decline across WAEMU. The figures cover 2025.
Country
BRVM closing prices sourced from sikafinance.com.
GDP growth
8.1%
2025 · 2026 : 7.0% (projection)
Inflation
1.1%
2025 · 2026 : 0.8% (projection)
Public debt
59.3%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 58.1% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-2.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -3.3% (projection)
Current account balance
-5.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -5.6% (projection)
Nominal GDP
24.6 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 27.4 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
1,661 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,799 USD (projection)
Population
14.8 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.8 | – |
| 2016 | 3.3 | – |
| 2017 | 5.6 | – |
| 2018 | 6.6 | – |
| 2019 | 7.1 | – |
| 2020 | 3.8 | – |
| 2021 | 7.2 | – |
| 2022 | 6.3 | – |
| 2023 | 6.4 | – |
| 2024 | 7.5 | – |
| 2025 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 2026 | – | 7 |
| 2027 | – | 6.8 |
| 2028 | – | 6.8 |
| 2029 | – | 6.7 |
| 2030 | – | 6.7 |
| 2031 | – | 6.7 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.2 | – |
| 2016 | -0.8 | – |
| 2017 | 1.8 | – |
| 2018 | 0.8 | – |
| 2019 | -0.9 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | – |
| 2021 | 1.7 | – |
| 2022 | 1.4 | – |
| 2023 | 2.7 | – |
| 2024 | 1.2 | – |
| 2025 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 2026 | – | 0.8 |
| 2027 | – | 2 |
| 2028 | – | 2 |
| 2029 | – | 2 |
| 2030 | – | 2 |
| 2031 | – | 2 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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The BCEAO reports an eight-basis-point rise in Benin, against a seven-basis-point decline across WAEMU. The figures cover 2025.
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