Figures
1.1aPolitical representation of main ethnic groups: Ethnicity of the executive, 1960–1989 (per cent)
1.1bPolitical representation of main ethnic groups: Ethnicity of the executive, 1990–2006 (per cent)
1.1cPolitical representation of main ethnic groups: Ministries, 1960–1989 (per cent)
1.1dPolitical representation of main ethnic groups: Ministries, 1990–2006 (per cent)
2.1Benin’s GDP per capita: levels, absolute and relative to sub-Saharan Africa (1960 = 100), and growth rates, 1960–2019
2.2Benin’s GDP per capita: exports of cotton and re-export of goods, in real terms, and GDP annual growth rates
2.3Performance of the cotton sector in Benin and West Africa
2.4Major constraints to private firms in Benin and sub-Saharan Africa
2.5aInternational trade and real exchange rates: Exports and imports of goods and services, re-exports of goods, and GDP growth
2.5bInternational trade and real exchange rates: Multilateral and bilateral CFA Franc–Naira real exchange rates
3.1aGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 2015–2016
3.1bGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 2018
3.1cGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 2005
3.1dGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 1996
3.1eGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 2016–2017
3.1fGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin and its neighbours, 2005
3.2aGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 2015–2016
3.2bGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 2018
3.2cGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 2005
3.2dGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 1996
3.2eGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 2016–2017
3.2fGovernance synthetic indicators: Benin vs better-performing countries, 2005
4.1aCampaign cost by type of election and evaluation of funds
4.1bIdeal vs real campaign costs, by election type and evaluation of funds
4.2aRatio of firms’ funding to campaign costs by type of election: Community level
4.2bRatio of firms’ funding to campaign costs by type of election: Legislative level
4.A.1aEffective number of parties and electoral competition in 2015: Winning margin
4.A.1bEffective number of parties and electoral competition in 2015: Turnout
4.A.1cEffective number of parties and electoral competition in 2015: Winning margin community level
4.A.1dEffective number of parties and electoral competition in 2015: Winning margin legislative level
5.1aPerformance of the cotton sector in Benin and Burkina Faso
5.1bPerformance of the cotton sector in Benin relative to Burkina Faso (1960=100)
5.2World cotton price and the CFA Franc/US$ exchange rate (1996=100)
5.3aWorld and Benin producer prices of cotton (CFA/kg) and rolling correlation coefficients of the prices
5.3bWorld and producer prices of cotton (CFA/kg) and rolling correlation coefficients of the prices
5.4Share of the main cotton-producing areas, 1979–2016 (per cent)
8.1Nigeria’s official and black market exchange rates (NGN per US$)
8.2aImports per capita in US$ for Benin, Togo, and Nigeria: Cars
8.2bImports per capita in US$ for Benin, Togo, and Nigeria: Cotton cloth
8.2cImports per capita in US$ for Benin, Togo, and Nigeria: Rice
8.2dImports per capita in US$ for Benin, Togo, and Nigeria: Poultry
8.3Benin’s imports of selected key products that are subject to protection in Nigeria and the world price of oil
8.4aOfficial Benin trade with Nigeria, principal products, in US$ millions: Exports
8.4bOfficial Benin trade with Nigeria, principal products, in US$ millions: Imports
8.5Share of Benin’s key imports declared in entrepôt regimes (transit and re-export): Cars, rice, and cloth (per cent of total imports of respective products)
8.6aAverage valuations of cars imported under regimes for transit and domestic use, in US$: Benin
8.6bAverage valuations of cars imported under regimes for transit and domestic use, in US$: Togo
8.7Entrepôt tax rate differential (Benin minus Togo, in per cent) and entrepôt trade in Benin and Togo (per cent of GDP)