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Benin government reference data

7 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 ordinaire 2026-07-20
Value-added tax (TVA) standard rate 18 percent 2022-01-01 Article 241, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23 decem 2026-07-20
Minimum wage (SMIG) 52000 XOF/month 2023-01-01 Decret n. 2022-692 du 07 decembre 2022 portant relevement du salaire m 2026-07-20
Public holidays (free) 14 days held 2026-01-01 Loi n. 90-019 du 27 juillet 1990 fixant les fetes legales en Republiqu 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 Be 2026-07-20
Corporate income tax (IS) standard rate 30 percent 2022-01-01 Article 46, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23 decemb 2026-07-20
Personal income tax on salaries (ITS) 5 entries — see the API for the full schedule 2022-01-01 Article 125, Code General des Impots 2026 - Loi n. 2021-15 du 23 decem 2026-07-20

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# Any series ($0.001 per call, x402 on Base — no key, no signup)
curl https://afriref.dev/v1/bj/policy-rate

# Provenance: the fingerprint of every source cited above
curl https://afriref.dev/provenance/bj/policy-rate

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 Where a value could not be verified against its own statute we do not publish an estimate — the series is simply absent.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.