Benin.
Republic of Benin
Member of AU, NAM.
Population
13.7M
GDP (nominal)
$19.0B
GDP / capita
$1,400
Capital
Porto-Novo
Government
Unitary presidential r…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
4.6 / 10
UN voting record
How Benin votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
Bloc alignment data not available yet.
Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
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Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Benin maintains close ties with France, its former colonial power, and is an active member of ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). It has positioned itself as a stable partner for Western development aid and investment.
Cotonou has increasingly engaged with China on infrastructure development. Benin's foreign policy is generally non-confrontational, focused on economic development, regional integration, and countering the Sahelian jihadist threat.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$19.0B
GDP per capita
$1,400
Currency
West African CFA Franc (XOF)
HDI
0.53
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Benin’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.