Relationship dossier
Benin
United States
Relationship assessment
Benin and the United States maintain a cooperative partnership centered on development and security.
Benin toward United States
+40Benin entered into Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts with the United States, including a second compact focused on energy infrastructure, and worked with the United States on their implementation. Benin has also engaged in bilateral security cooperation.
United States toward Benin
+45The United States provided substantial Millennium Challenge Corporation grants for Benin, including funding for energy infrastructure, and has supported development and security cooperation with the Beninese government.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a durable development partnership, represented by successive Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts, alongside security cooperation and U.S. assistance. These sustained programs support a cooperative overall assessment; the known relationship is not characterized by a major bilateral confrontation.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Benin and the United States have maintained a cooperative partnership spanning development and security. Benin entered into two Millennium Challenge Corporation compacts with the United States, including a second compact focused on energy infrastructure. U.S. assistance has also supported development and security cooperation. The relationship is substantive, though the breadth and implementation of cooperation across other areas are less clear.
Key developments
Benin signed a Millennium Challenge Corporation compact with the United States focused on development projects.
Benin and the United States signed a second Millennium Challenge Corporation compact, focused on energy infrastructure.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral security cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond development and security programs is uncertain.