Africa vs Benin: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Africa
1.3%
in 2025
Benin
3.8%
in 2025
Africa rank
27th
Benin rank
30th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time

  • Africa
  • Benin
-4-2024200020122025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 3.8% against 1.3% in Africa, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Benin's figure about 2.9 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Benin ahead.

Africa ranks 27th and Benin ranks 30th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Benin Difference Ahead
2000s 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% Africa
2010s 1.0% 1.1% 0.1% Benin
2020s -0.4% 3.0% 3.4% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Africa or Benin?
Benin, at 3.8% against 1.3% in Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Africa and Benin?
2.5%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Benin?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Africa and Benin rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
Africa ranks 27th and Benin ranks 30th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
240 places, 6,226 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed