Republic of Benin · Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government) · 15.2M people · africa
Governmentpresidential republicArea112.6K km²Sanctioned entities11Active conflicts2CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
arms imports: 0total value usd: $0conflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
93/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 7.45%inflation pct: 1.16%unemployment pct: 1.64%
Market Stress
25/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 4negative signals 30d: 3
Sanctions Exposure
98/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 11is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
43/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 61literacy rate: 51.40%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
57Elevated
Security
36Moderate
Economic
34Moderate
Regulatory
2Stable
Operational
41Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
International Relations
EXPLAINER: Why did the ICC judges sue US President Donald Trump and his administration?
Three ICC judges sued President Trump's administration over sanctions imposed in February 2025, alleging the measures illegally targeted their judicial independence and financial interests to pressure their decisions regarding Israel and US investigations.
GMA News Online / NewsUnited States · Canada · Uganda
Geopolitical Conflict
Me ya ba ƙungiyar IS damar faɗaɗa tasirinta a arewa maso yammacin Najeriya?
BBC
International Relations
Geopolitics: in response to the jihadist challenge in the North, Brussels and Cotonou establish the “Development and Security” partnership. - beninwebtv.com
beninwebtv
International Relations
Geopolitics: in response to the jihadist challenge in the North, Brussels and Cotonou establish the "Development and Security" partnership. - Benin Web TV
Benin Web TV
International Relations
ICC judges sue Trump over sanctions, call measures unlawful
Al Jazeera
ICC judges sue Trump administration over 'unlawful' sanctions
Saudi Gazette
ICC judges sue Trump administration over sanctions
GMA News Online / News
China and Africa’s evolving partnership
South China Morning Post
Alhassane Intchinicar kan sharuɗɗan da Nijar ta kafa kafin buɗe iyaka da Benin
RFI
Ƙasar Nijar ta gindaya sharuda kafin buɗe iyakarta da Benin
AFP - -
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Benin-tagged articles · last 30 days
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Benin will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
