Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 3.34 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin, 1974–2020
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin stood at 3.34 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 207.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin peaked at 3.34 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -41.98 million current US$, in 1981.
Benin ranks 115th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 61.58 million current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 68.70 million current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 78.33 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1977 | 102.12 million current US$ | +30.4% |
| 1978 | 97.57 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 149.96 million current US$ | +53.7% |
| 1980 | 58.63 million current US$ | -60.9% |
| 1981 | -41.98 million current US$ | -171.6% |
| 1982 | 167.62 million current US$ | -499.3% |
| 1983 | 89.74 million current US$ | -46.5% |
| 1984 | 79.01 million current US$ | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 27.55 million current US$ | -65.1% |
| 1986 | 55.28 million current US$ | +100.7% |
| 1987 | 68.09 million current US$ | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 12.48 million current US$ | -81.7% |
| 1989 | 67.82 million current US$ | +443.3% |
| 1990 | 189.89 million current US$ | +180.0% |
| 1991 | 213.67 million current US$ | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 162.33 million current US$ | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 220.30 million current US$ | +35.7% |
| 1994 | 231.82 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 344.91 million current US$ | +48.8% |
| 1996 | 359.93 million current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 367.19 million current US$ | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 387.87 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 458.08 million current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 446.47 million current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 486.83 million current US$ | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 570.99 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 608.02 million current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 820.64 million current US$ | +35.0% |
| 2005 | 800.66 million current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 876.79 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 1.15 billion current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2008 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.12 billion current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.09 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 1.51 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 2.04 billion current US$ | +35.2% |
| 2014 | 2.47 billion current US$ | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 1.58 billion current US$ | -36.1% |
| 2016 | 2.06 billion current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 2.21 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 2.80 billion current US$ | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 3.13 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 3.34 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.34 billion current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 92% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.34 billion current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +499.3% | -41.98 million current US$ | 167.62 million current US$ |
| 1989 | +443.3% | 12.48 million current US$ | 67.82 million current US$ |
| 1981 | -171.6% | 58.63 million current US$ | -41.98 million current US$ |
| 1990 | +180.0% | 67.82 million current US$ | 189.89 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.04 million current US$ | 61.58 million current US$ | 149.96 million current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | 58.42 million current US$ | -41.98 million current US$ | 167.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 293.60 million current US$ | 162.33 million current US$ | 458.08 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 811.06 million current US$ | 446.47 million current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 billion current US$ | 1.09 billion current US$ | 3.13 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 billion current US$ | 3.34 billion current US$ | 3.34 billion current US$ | 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 in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Benin was 3.34 billion current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.98 million current US$ in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Benin ranks 115th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings 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 World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.