Benin country code, +229 explained.
Everything you need to call Benin with Twiching — full dialing format, step-by-step guide, and Tier-1 CLI routes that land every call.
Benin
Porto-Novo · Africa
· COUNTRY INFO · VERIFIED
- ISO Alpha-2
- BJ
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Africa
- Timezone
- UTC+1
· DIALING GUIDE · VERIFIED
FULL DIAL FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
How Benin numbers break down
A complete number to Benin follows this pattern. Twiching adds the exit and country codes automatically when you dial from the app.
EXIT CODE
Dial from the US/Canada to leave the country.
COUNTRY CODE
Routes the call directly into Benin.
LOCAL NUMBER
The subscriber's local number.
COMPLETE NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
Benin on the map
Porto-Novo · Africa
ROUTE
Tier-1 Direct
CLI
Verified
ASR
60%+ min
How to call Benin
Click any step — watch the full dial string build piece by piece.
FULL NUMBER FORMAT
011 · +229 · XXXXXXXX
Twiching automatically adds the exit and country codes — just enter the local number.
Benin —
connected across every carrier.
191
Countries in directory
BENIN INCLUDED
99.97%
Call delivery rate
STIR/SHAKEN
500+
Carrier interconnects
TIER-1 DIRECT
60%+
Guaranteed ASR
REAL-TIME ROUTING
Benin
Africa · BJ
Benin numbering plan & how to dial
Benin uses a closed numbering plan under country code +229: subscribers are reached with a single 8-digit number after the country code, with no separate area code to dial.
With 38% internet penetration, Benin is covered by 3 major carriers — MTN Benin, Moov Africa Benin, Bell Benin. VoIP is permitted and regulated by ARCEP Bénin (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste). IVR prompts, SMS copy, and business hours here should account for the local language (French) and currency (XOF).
Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Skipping the exit code
Benin calls from the US need 011 first, then +229 — the exit code isn't optional.
Adding an area code that doesn't exist
There's no area-code layer in Benin's closed plan — just +229 followed by the 8-digit subscriber number.
Ignoring the time difference
Benin runs on UTC+1. Check local hours before dialing so calls don't land outside business time.
Permitted — ARCEP regulated
Regulated by ARCEP Bénin (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques et de la Poste)
- ARCEP Bénin grants VoIP operating licenses under the Electronic Communications Act.
- Operators must comply with lawful interception requirements set by government decree.
- Quality of service standards are mandated for all licensed telecom providers.
US → Benin
$0.020/min
per minute
Benin → US
$0.017/min
per minute
Business calling to Benin
Local BJ caller ID
Present a Benin +229 number so prospects in Porto-Novo and nationwide recognise the call and are more likely to answer.
Africa outbound & support
Run sales and support lines into Benin over Tier-1 routes that interconnect with networks like MTN Benin.
Follow-the-sun coverage
Staff Benin hours (UTC+1) with routing that sends calls to the right team at the right local time.
FAQ
Calling Benin — frequently asked questions
The most common slip-up is adding an area code that doesn't exist — Benin uses a closed plan, so +229 is followed directly by the subscriber number. Inserting an extra prefix here will cause the call to fail rather than misroute.
Benin is in Africa. Across African markets, mobile-first numbering dominates and Tier-1 interconnects are the key to consistent call delivery and CLI presentation.
Since Benin is on UTC+1, plan calls around local business hours there rather than US hours — off-hours calls tend to go unanswered. It's worth checking the current time difference before a first outreach call, since it can shift with daylight saving in either country.
Dial 011 (US exit code), then 229 (the Benin country code), then the 8-digit subscriber number. There's no area code or trunk prefix to add in between — the subscriber number follows the country code directly.
Benin doesn't use a separate area code — the subscriber number follows the +229 country code directly. There's no prefix length to track since the format is the same for every number in the country.
Benin uses a 8-digit subscriber number after the +229 country code, with no separate area code. Since there's no prefix layer to account for, the full dial string is always the same length for every number in the country.
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