# List of diplomatic missions of Benin

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Benin. Owing to its small size, the Republic of Benin maintains a very modest diplomatic network abroad. Its paramount relationship is with France, the former colonial power.
Honorary consulates are excluded from this list.

## Current missions
### Africa

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | Countries:  Djibouti  Eritrea  Kenya  Rwanda  Somalia  South Africa  South Sudan  Sudan  Tanzania International Organizations:  African Union  United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | Countries:  Egypt  Libya  Mauritania  Tunisia |
| Niger | Niamey | Embassy | |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | Countries:  Cameroon  Central African Republic  Chad  Equatorial Guinea  Gabon  São Tomé and Príncipe International Organizations: Economic Community of West African States |
| Nigeria | Lagos | Consulate-General | Countries:  Cameroon  Central African Republic  Chad  Equatorial Guinea  Gabon  São Tomé and Príncipe International Organizations: Economic Community of West African States |

### Americas

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation |
| Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | Countries:  Chile  Ecuador |
| Cuba | Havana | Embassy | |
| United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | Countries:  Canada  Mexico International Organizations:  Organization of American States |

### Asia

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation |
| China | Beijing | Embassy | Countries:  Cambodia  Thailand  Vietnam |
| Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | Countries:  Australia  Brunei  East Timor  Fiji  Indonesia  Malaysia  Maldives  Myanmar  Nepal  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Philippines  Singapore  Sri Lanka |
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | Countries:  Oman |
| Qatar | Doha | Embassy | |
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | Countries:  Jordan International Organizations:  Organisation of Islamic Cooperation |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | Countries:  Bahrain |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Consulate-General | Countries:  Bahrain |

### Europe

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
| France | Paris | Embassy | Countries:  Austria  Belgium  Czechia  Denmark  Finland  Germany  Hungary  Iceland  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Latvia  Luxembourg  Malta  Monaco  Netherlands  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Spain  Sweden  Syria  Turkey  United Kingdom International Organizations:  European Union Francophonie  United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency International Maritime Organization Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States  UNESCO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UN Tourism World Health Organization  World Trade Organization | |
| Russia | Moscow | Embassy | Countries:  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Belarus  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Moldova  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan | |

### Multilateral organization

| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
| United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | | |

## Gallery

* Embassy in Havana
* Embassy in Moscow
* Embassy in Paris
* Embassy in Tokyo
* Embassy in Washington, D.C.
* Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City

## Closed missions
### Africa

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed |
| Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | 2019 |
| Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa | Consulate-General | 2019 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Embassy | 2016 |
| Gabon | Libreville | Consulate-General | 2020 |
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Consulate-General | 2020 |
| South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | 2020 |

### Americas

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed |
| Canada | Ottawa | Embassy | 2019 |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Embassy | Unknown |
| United States | New York City | Consulate-General | 2019 |

### Asia

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed |
| India | New Delhi | Embassy | 2016 |
| Iran | Tehran | Embassy | 2019 |
| Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | 2020 |

### Europe

| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed |
| Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | 2020 |
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | 2020 |
| Germany | Berlin | Embassy | 2020 |
| Italy | Rome | Embassy | 2020 |

### Multilateral organizations

| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Year closed |
| Francophonie | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | 2020 |
| United Nations | Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | 2020 |
| UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | 2020 |