Benin vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3182 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Benin's figure about 33.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Benin ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2579 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | -0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.2773 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Benin, at 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.3182 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), 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 domestic savings (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.