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Daily briefOperational risk · 90d →
Benin.
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.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
89.0
Moderate risk
27-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Benin becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Benin · 90-day event volume
32
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
3 of 12
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
40/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 1domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
98/100 · 15% wt
target events: 1actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 1.10%article coverage 90d: 88
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
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
100/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 2negative signals 30d: 0
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
Political57Elevated
Security31Moderate
Economic4Stable
Regulatory2Stable
Operational22Stable
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.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 38 of 56
0138.6
0242.6
0348.8
0449.6
0551.1
0657.1
0760.6
0861.3
3889.0
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 18 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$21.5B
▲ $1.8B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$1.5K
▲ $91 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20241.2%
▼ 1.6% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20241.6%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 202414.5M
▲ 351.7K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20240.72%
▼ 0.04% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202461.0 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202434.0%
▲ 1.6% YoY
Security12 recent events · 2 conflicts · 0 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
32
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-05-07
Africa Growth Slows
Economic Indicator
2026-04-25
ECOWAS Credibility Crisis
Diplomatic Tension
2026-04-22
Benin Presidential Election
National Election
2026-04-19
Benin Presidential Election
National Election
2026-04-18
Benin Presidential Election
National Election
2026-04-16
Benin Presidential Election
National Election
2026-04-15
Benin Presidential Election
National Election
2026-04-15
Election in Benin
National Election
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Critical · 100
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Civil War · 27 dispatches
Low · 24.2
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+Methodology · how this profile is built
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.