Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin
Benin: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 5.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5.7% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 25,005.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin peaked at 19.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 1974.
That places Benin 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -3.7% | — |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -193.7% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | +306.0% |
| 1974 | -14.4% | -203.6% |
| 1975 | -5.4% | -62.4% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -307.9% |
| 1977 | -0.4% | -103.9% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -2510.0% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | -54.8% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -34.7% |
| 1981 | -7.2% | -331.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -126.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 19.1% | — |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -51.1% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -45.0% |
| 1987 | -7.6% | -248.2% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | -286.7% |
| 1989 | 7.8% | -44.8% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -67.8% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | +220.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -91.7% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +1413.9% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | -67.6% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +75.7% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | -23.6% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +91.3% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -65.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -41.6% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +301.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +395.4% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -65.3% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +271.4% |
| 2010 | -0.8% | -110.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -214.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +472.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +12.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -99.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +39321.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +196.4% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | -14.4% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | -7.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 0.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | -0.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 41 Kazakhstan 5.9% compare
- 42 Guinea 5.8% compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 45 Niger 5.7% compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 5.7% compare
- 47 Indonesia 5.3% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin was 5.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,005.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.