Benin vs IDA total: Gross capital formation
Gross capital formation over time
- Benin
- IDA total
How they compare
Benin currently reports 35.8% against 28.0% in IDA total, a difference of 7.8%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was IDA total ahead.
Benin ranks 13th and IDA total ranks 14th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and IDA total in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 19.7% | 7.1% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 20.4% | 3.4% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 22.7% | 7.9% | IDA total |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 25.0% | 4.8% | IDA total |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 27.2% | 4.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Benin or IDA total?
- Benin, at 35.8% against 28.0% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Benin and IDA total?
- 7.8%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and IDA total?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Benin and IDA total rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Benin ranks 13th and IDA total ranks 14th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (% 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 includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.