Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
That places Benin 60th out of 207 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +209.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +209.4% | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 57 Micronesia (country) 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 58 Thailand 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Morocco 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Bolivia 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Mauritania 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 63 Bulgaria 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.