CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Benin
Benin: CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in Benin, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia business regulatory environment rating in Benin is 4 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in Benin peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2016.
Benin ranks 4th of 85 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4 1=low to 6=high is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.45 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 1 Georgia 5.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Armenia 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 2 Rwanda 4.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Cape Verde 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kenya 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kosovo 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Moldova 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Togo 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Benin
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in Benin?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in Benin was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- Benin ranks 4th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).