

Benin has a stable democracy and a small domestic market. The country's key economic indicators for 2008 are as follows: estimated nominal GDP: $5.93 billion; Estimated Real GDP growth rate for 2008: 5.3%; Per capita GDP: $738.6, Inflation rate: 8.8%; Population 8.1 million. Benin’s GDP is roughly 80 percent agriculture, 12 percent services, and eight percent manufacturing. Cotton production and processing alone account for about one third of GDP.

