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Economy power of Benin & Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Benin vs Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
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World Rank 84 2.27 World Rank 47 3.48
The Republic of Benin is a former French colony. It is a West African country that has borders with such nations as Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Interestingly, most of its population lives near the coast of the Bight of Benin.  In 2019, it had a population of almost 12 million people.  More about Benin The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or shortly known as DRC, is a nation that was historically known as the Republic of Zaire. It is located in Central Africa and with the land coverage of 2.345 million square kilometers, this is the largest country in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa and the second-largest in the entire African continent.  More about Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gross domestic product (GDP, GDP PPP)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

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(United States of America (USA))

Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
GDP [US$] 17,144,918,952 55,350,968,593
Percentage of the other

Gross domestic product growth rate

Gross domestic product per capita

Gross domestic product (PPP)

Gross domestic product (PPP) per capita

Gross national income (GNI, Inflation)

Gross national income

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(United States of America (USA))

Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
GNI [US$] 17,599,874,022 51,986,874,181
Percentage of the other

Gross national income per capita

Inflation consumer prices (annual %)

International trade (Export, Import)

External balance on goods and services

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(China)

Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
External balance [US$] -1,000,149,805 160,710,269
Percentage of the other

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

Exports of goods and services (current US$)

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Employment by sector, Unemployment

Unemployment (% of total labor force)

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(South Africa)

Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
Unemployment [%] 1.75 5.11
Percentage of the other

Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)

Employment in industry (% of total employment)

Employment in services (% of total employment)

Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)

Population (total, growth, density, demgraphy)

Total population

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(China)

Benin Democratic Republic of the Congo
Position in the ranking of countries
Population 12,996,895 95,894,118
Percentage of the other

Population growth (annual %)

Density

Gender

Demography