Benin vs Lower middle income: Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP
Benin
0.3583 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Benin rank
13th
Lower middle income rank
12th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3583 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Lower middle income in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 0.1553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 0.1489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2895 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 0.2024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 0.3184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2958 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Lower middle income?
- Benin, at 0.3583 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3106 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Lower middle income?
- 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Lower middle income rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 13th and Lower middle income ranks 12th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.