Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre was 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Benin, 1974–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Benin stood at 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 207.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1981.
Benin ranks 125th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 546.09 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 609.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 694.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 905.64 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1978 | 865.25 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 1980 | 519.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -60.9% |
| 1981 | -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -171.6% |
| 1982 | 1,487 current US$ per square kilometre | -499.3% |
| 1983 | 795.82 current US$ per square kilometre | -46.5% |
| 1984 | 700.69 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 244.29 current US$ per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 1986 | 490.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 1987 | 603.83 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 110.7 current US$ per square kilometre | -81.7% |
| 1989 | 601.42 current US$ per square kilometre | +443.3% |
| 1990 | 1,684 current US$ per square kilometre | +180.0% |
| 1991 | 1,895 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 1,954 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 2,056 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3,059 current US$ per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 1996 | 3,192 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 3,256 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3,440 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 4,062 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 3,959 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 4,317 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 5,064 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 5,392 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7,278 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 7,101 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 7,776 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 10,175 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 10,973 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 9,893 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 9,629 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 11,499 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 13,372 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 18,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 21,916 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 14,000 current US$ per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 18,244 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 19,599 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 24,837 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 27,721 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28,637 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,896 current US$ per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +499.3% | -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,487 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +443.3% | 110.7 current US$ per square kilometre | 601.42 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1981 | -171.6% | 519.98 current US$ per square kilometre | -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +180.0% | 601.42 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,684 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 825.13 current US$ per square kilometre | 546.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 518.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,487 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,604 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,440 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,062 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,193 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,959 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,973 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,889 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,629 current US$ per square kilometre | 27,721 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 122 Kenya 31,175 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Togo 31,132 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 124 Tonga 29,745 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 126 Belize 28,697 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 127 Senegal 27,688 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Iran 25,527 current US$ per square kilometre 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: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre in Benin was 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 29,586 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -372.31 current US$ per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 125th out of 176 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 207.2%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 47 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: gross savings World Bank national accounts data files
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.