In the ranking of countries with the lowest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in the world in
2019, i.e. the poorest countries on the planet, Benin
can be proud of having been able to do well, thanks to the efforts made over the past four years.
He is no longer in the peloton
top of this inglorious and significant ranking of underperformance.</a></a><br /> If in 2015 Benin was 20th with 709 dollars of GDP per capita, it is no longer in 2019 among the 25 countries
producing the least wealth per capita, i.e. countries where poverty is higher
significant.
This improvement, as did the Managing Director of the IMF who recently made a case during the visit of the head
of the Beninese state in Washington, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) also
mentioned last Thursday, at the launch of the African Economic Outlook Report which
projects economic growth trends on the continent and highlights policy
that can be used for development.
Stating that "Africa is where the world is currently concentrated as a border of
growth and investment", Akinwumi Adesina, AfDB Manager, is delighted that "Plus
Impressively, 6 of the world's 10 fastest-growing economies are now
in Africa: Rwanda (8.7%), Côte d'Ivoire (7.4%), Ethiopia (7.4%),
Ghana (7.1%), Tanzania (6.8%) and Benin (6.7%)".
Benin thus signs a real performance by being part of the dynamic economies and especially in
no longer in the red zone, because some of the countries listed there are more equipped than him, with regard to
riches of their subsoils, such as dr Congo, Chad or Guinea.
The recipe for success
The recipe for such success? In addition to the structuring put in place and the rigor noted at work under
the current government, it is necessary, to explain it, to borrow the words from Mayor Charles Toko who, pronouncing
on the reinforcement of the drinking water supply system in Parakou, argues that "Easy money that does not
circulates more is now used for investment in the well-being of the populations." He making chorus in Allada
where the head of state was visiting, the promoter of the English company Blues Skies, specialized in
fruit processing, praised the real effort made by President Patrice Talon to stem the
corruption. All the more, he reveals, that ten years ago, he had given up settling in Benin because of the scourge "
in vogue" of corruption. And this, at the expense of the development of its activities and especially the
promotion of Benin pineapple, which is very popular abroad. One certainty is that the improvement noted on the
the economic plan would not be possible without the resolute fight against corruption, including the instrument
the most effective remains the Court for the Suppression of Economic Crimes and Terrorism, Criet. All
things that contribute to making possible the development of Benin, as indicated, until recently, by the
President Patrice Talon during his State of the Nation address.</a>