| Benin | |
| Rank: 118 · Score: 19.6 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 13.4 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 17.4 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 1,306.5 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 6.0 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 118 | 9, 9, 7, 7, 7 | 19.6 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 86 | 37, 47, 46, 41, 39 | 65.5 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 120 | 4, 3, 3, 4, 5 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Taxation | 113 | 10, 9, 12, 12, 12 | 56.3 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 104 | 23, 23, 24, 21, 21 | 42.4 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 54 | 59, 65, 69, 70, 71 | 32.6 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 117 | 8, 8, 10, 10, 8 | 19.6 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Cameroon | 71.0 | 6.8 | 40.9 | 35.4 | 23.7 | 21.3 |
| Mali | 63.9 | 7.6 | 72.3 | 35.5 | 24.7 | 17.2 |
| Mozambique | 63.5 | 7.1 | 54.5 | 28.5 | 16.7 | 26.8 |
| Benin | 65.5 | 4.7 | 56.3 | 42.4 | 32.6 | 19.6 |
| Lesotho | 17.0 | 4.1 | 72.4 | 54.6 | 26.3 | 18.4 |
| Angola | 62.4 | 4.3 | 79.9 | 39.7 | 13.9 | 10.7 |
| Burundi | 45.8 | 3.9 | 67.2 | 33.6 | 16.7 | 7.6 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023