Key Indicators
Income Group Lower middle income
Regional Group Africa
Population (Total) 12,123,198
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 3,505

Performance Overview

ISO3

BEN

Country

Benin

Score

36.05

Rank

110

Technology

27.95

People

29.23

Governance

49.19

Impact

37.81

Pillar: Technology Score: 27.95Rank: 118
SCORERANK

Access

43.63 114

1. Mobile tariffs

25.36120

2. Handset prices

34.47111

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

3.6198

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

92.35119

5. International Internet bandwidth

62.37106

6. Internet access in schools

n/an/a

Content

22.57 110

1. GitHub commits

0.57111

2. Internet domain registrations

0.41109

3. Mobile apps development

47.80120

4. AI scientific publications

41.4965

Future technologies

17.64 118

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

26.30109

2. Investment in emerging technologies

22.00116

3. Robot density

n/an/a

4. Computer software spending

4.61100
Pillar: People Score: 29.23Rank: 113
SCORERANK

Individuals

20.19 119

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

2.2991

2. ICT skills in the education system

56.8043

3. Use of virtual social networks

9.64117

4. Tertiary enrollment

6.38106

5. Adult literacy rate

25.82102

6. AI talent concentration

n/an/a

Businesses

37.38 77

1. Firms with website

33.2791

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

n/an/a

3. Knowledge intensive employment

6.11121

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

72.7585

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

n/an/a

Governments

30.13 98

1. Government online services

49.70101

2. Publication and use of open data

7.3596

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

33.3379

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

n/an/a
Pillar: Governance Score: 49.19Rank: 91
SCORERANK

Trust

34.63 85

1. Secure internet servers

23.50121

2. Cybersecurity

79.7164

3. Online access to financial account

30.5961

4. Internet shopping

4.7199

Regulation

64.15 65

1. Regulatory quality

31.2094

2. ICT regulatory environment

60.39115

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

43.9562

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

85.1920

Inclusion

48.80 103

1. E-Participation

53.0992

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

58.7282

3. Availability of local online content

29.57112

4. Gender gap in Internet use

n/an/a

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

53.8584
Pillar: Impact Score: 37.81Rank: 117
SCORERANK

Economy

18.44 104

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

n/an/a

2. High-tech exports

1.52115

3. PCT patent applications

0.0099

4. Domestic market size

37.00103

5. Prevalence of gig economy

43.6060

6. ICT services exports

10.10103

Quality of life

50.37 109

1. Happiness

41.22102

2. Freedom to make life choices

59.1996

3. Income inequality

63.3268

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

37.78115

SDG Contribution

44.62 119

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

16.39126

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/an/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

68.4288

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

63.49105

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

30.17120

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