Resources For

Data and Statistics

The World Bank gathers and shares development data to improve understanding of the challenges facing each country. The following resources cover a range of social and economic measures of poverty and development.

Benin: Quick Facts (2002)
For a complete list of indicators, see the Benin Country Data Profile. Refer to the Africa Quick Queryto customize and manage timeseries data on a wide range of topics.

World Bank Sources of Data

The World Bank gathers and shares development data to improve the understanding of the challenges facing each country. The following resources cover a range of social and economic measures of poverty and development.

Summary Data

	Millennium Development Goals for Benin: Targets for reducing poverty, improving health and education, and protecting the environment (more)
	Benin Country Data Profile
	Benin-at-a-Glance: Key poverty indicators tracing the trends in Benin's social and economic development over the last thirty years.

Data by Topic
	Doing Business in Benin: Summaries of the cost of doing business in Benin, based on an assessment of regulations or practices that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth.
	Information/Communications/Telecommunications (PDF): ICT infrastructure & access, computers and the Internet, ICT expenditures, and ICT business and government environment.
	Gender Statistics: Country data sheets showing summary gender indicators, basic demographic data, population dynamics, labor force structure, and education and health statistics.
	Summary Gender Profile
	Health Nutrition Population Statistics: A summary of indicators for health status, health determinants, and health finance.
	Education Statistics: A variety of national and international sources and provides information on key education topics.

Debt
	World Bank Debt Service: US Energy Infodebt service repayments for World Bank loans and/or credits.
	National External Debt: Total external debt (joint OECD, Bank for International Settlements, IMF, World Bank)


Poverty Data
	Africa Development Indicators: Drawn from the World Bank Africa Database, this publication provides the most detailed collection of development data on Africa in one volume. It presents data from 53 African countries and 5 regional country groups, arranged in separate tables or matrices for more than 500 indicators of development.
	World Development Indicators: Information and selected samples from the WDI 2004 publication, the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development.
	Main World Bank Data site

Other Sources of Data on Benin

African Development Bank
	Statistics from the African Development Bank

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
	World Economic Outlook Reports - Reports containing country macroeconomic data (gross domestic product, inflation) tables.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
	Human Development Report:Shows a broad range of indicators from poverty to demographic trends to women's political participation.


World Health Organization (WHO)
	Selected Health Indicators
	UNAIDS Benin Profile: prevalence and related indicators.

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