Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1974–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin is 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 593.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Benin ranks 76th of 177 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: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 1980 | -0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -122.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +424.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -178.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.6% |
| 1985 | -0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -951.2% |
| 1986 | -0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1987 | -0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1988 | -0.0681 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +119.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -113.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -221.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.2% |
| 1995 | -0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3854.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0067 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.7% |
| 1998 | -0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.6% |
| 1999 | -0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +253.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +438.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +482.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.9% |
| 2007 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -444.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -117.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +645.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -281.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +232.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.072 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -3854.5% | -0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1985 | -951.2% | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2009 | -645.2% | -0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | -0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 73 Bhutan 0.1091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Oman 0.1088 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Germany 0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Argentina 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 78 Pakistan 0.0997 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Costa Rica 0.0991 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: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.1072 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1144 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0818 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 593.8%. 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: net national savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.