How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?

55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Ghana: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP

Benin

0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Ghana

0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Benin rank

96th

Ghana rank

98th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Benin
Ghana

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 96th and Ghana ranks 98th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1106 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1980s	0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
1990s	0.0839 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana
2000s	0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Benin
2010s	0.1041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Benin
2020s	0.099 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp, Benin or Ghana?: Benin, at 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1011 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp between Benin and Ghana?: 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 96th and Ghana ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 10,052 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Manufacturing, value added (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.