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Benin government reference data

11 series, each cited to the official source it was verified against. Currency XOF.

SeriesCurrentIn force fromOfficial sourceLast verified
Policy rate (BCEAO minimum bid rate) 3 percent 2026-03-16 BCEAO - Communique du Comite de Politique Monetaire, reunion… 2026-09-10
Value-added tax (TVA) standard rate 18 percent 2022-01-01 Article 241, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23… 2026-07-20
VAT registration threshold 50000000 XOF 2022-03-03 Arrêté N° 529-c/MEF/DC/SGM/DGI/DLC/054SGG22 du 03 mars 2022 fixant le… 2026-08-10
Minimum wage (SMIG) 52000 XOF/month 2023-01-01 Decret n. 2022-692 du 07 decembre 2022 portant relevement du salaire… 2026-09-01
Public holidays (free) 14 days held 2026-01-01 Loi n. 90-019 du 27 juillet 1990 fixant les fetes legales en… 2026-07-20
CPI inflation (IHPC, year-on-year) -0.4 percent 2026-06-01 INStaD (Institut National de la Statistique et de la Demographie du… 2026-08-22
Corporate income tax (IS) standard rate 30 percent 2022-01-01 Article 46, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23… 2026-07-20
Withholding tax rates 5–20% across 4 withholding taxes — no single rate 2024-01-01 Benin, Code general des impots (edition 2025, official consolidation… 2026-08-10
Statutory interest (taux de l'intérêt légal) 5.3637 percent 2026-01-01 BCEAO, 'Taux d'intérêt légal 2026 des pays de l'UMOA': BÉNIN —… 2026-09-10
Personal income tax on salaries (ITS) 0–30% across 5 bands 2022-01-01 Article 125, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23… 2026-07-20
Statutory social-insurance contributions 0–10% across 3 contribution branches 2024-01-01 Caisse Nationale de Securite Sociale du Benin (CNSS), "Procedure de… 2026-08-11

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What makes this different

Every value above names the official instrument it came from and the date it takes effect, and we record when we last checked it. Where a value could not be verified against its own statute we do not publish an estimate — the series is simply absent. Where a question falls outside what we hold, the API refuses and explains, free of charge, rather than returning a number that looks right.