Global rank
#69
Benin • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free34 · 17%
Visa on arrival24 · 12%
eTA1 · 1%
Visa required140 · 70%
Bloc
ECOWAS
15
Union Members
World reach
30%
About the Benin passport
The Benin passport ranks #69 of 200 globally, ahead of 66% of the world's ranked passports. Benin citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Benin citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Benin applies a top marginal income tax rate of 45%. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Benin is a member of ECOWAS, granting facilitated movement across West African member states.
Where Benin passport holders can travel
BahamasBangladeshBarbadosBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCentral African RepublicChadComorosCongoCôte d'IvoireCubaDjiboutiDominicaEcuadorEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHong KongIranKenyaLaosLiberiaMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaPalauPhilippinesRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSouth AfricaSri LankaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTogoTunisiaTuvalu
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahrainBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaint Kitts and NevisSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTongaTrinidad and TobagoTürkiyeTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How Benin compares regionally
Among ECOWAS members, the Benin passport ranks 4th of 15 by mobility. The average passport rank across ECOWAS members is #73.