Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita was 255.25 current US$ per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Benin, 1974–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Benin is 255.25 current US$ per person, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Benin peaked at 255.25 current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, -10.4 current US$ per person, in 1981.
That places Benin 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 18.31 current US$ per person | — |
| 1975 | 19.94 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 22.18 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 28.18 current US$ per person | +27.1% |
| 1978 | 26.24 current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 39.27 current US$ per person | +49.7% |
| 1980 | 14.94 current US$ per person | -62.0% |
| 1981 | -10.4 current US$ per person | -169.6% |
| 1982 | 40.33 current US$ per person | -487.9% |
| 1983 | 20.97 current US$ per person | -48.0% |
| 1984 | 17.93 current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1985 | 6.07 current US$ per person | -66.2% |
| 1986 | 11.82 current US$ per person | +94.8% |
| 1987 | 14.13 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1988 | 2.51 current US$ per person | -82.2% |
| 1989 | 13.24 current US$ per person | +426.9% |
| 1990 | 35.95 current US$ per person | +171.5% |
| 1991 | 39.23 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 28.9 current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1993 | 37.51 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1994 | 38.02 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.39 current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 1996 | 56.31 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 55.78 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 57.13 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 65.41 current US$ per person | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 61.82 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 65.39 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 74.39 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 76.84 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 100.58 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 95.02 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 100.86 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 128.14 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2008 | 134.08 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 117.31 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 110.83 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 128.46 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 145.01 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 190.34 current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 224.04 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 138.96 current US$ per person | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 175.86 current US$ per person | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 183.56 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 226.16 current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 245.61 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 255.25 current US$ per person | +3.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 255.25 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386.52 current US$ per person, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 255.25 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 232.96 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +487.9% | -10.4 current US$ per person | 40.33 current US$ per person |
| 1989 | +426.9% | 2.51 current US$ per person | 13.24 current US$ per person |
| 1981 | -169.6% | 14.94 current US$ per person | -10.4 current US$ per person |
| 1990 | +171.5% | 13.24 current US$ per person | 35.95 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.69 current US$ per person | 18.31 current US$ per person | 39.27 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.16 current US$ per person | -10.4 current US$ per person | 40.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.96 current US$ per person | 28.9 current US$ per person | 65.41 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.44 current US$ per person | 61.82 current US$ per person | 134.08 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 176.88 current US$ per person | 110.83 current US$ per person | 245.61 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.25 current US$ per person | 255.25 current US$ per person | 255.25 current US$ per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita in Benin was 255.25 current US$ per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 255.25 current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.4 current US$ per person in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. 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: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.