Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … LCU unit GDP current in Benin
Benin: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … LCU unit GDP current was 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in 2025.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Benin peaked at 215.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 65.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
That places Benin 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … LCU unit GDP current in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 113.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 113.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 109.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 107.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 111.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 109.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 110.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 103.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 96.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 100.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 100.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 94.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 86.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 74.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 75.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 65.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 79.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1977 | 78.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 77.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 74.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 88.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 106.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1983 | 126.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 145.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 141.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 116.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 100.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 102.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 120.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 94.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 98.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 119.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1993 | 96.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 179.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +85.6% |
| 1995 | 165.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 182.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 208.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 215.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 167.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 183.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 176.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 141.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 139.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 140.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 139.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 129.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 119.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 126.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 127.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 121.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 131.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 124.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 126.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 156.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2016 | 164.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 165.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 155.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 157.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 155.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 158.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 167.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 154.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 146.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 11.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value … LCU unit GDP current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +85.6% | 96.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 179.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 96.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 113.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 65.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 100.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 112.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 74.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 145.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 94.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 215.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 146.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 119.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 183.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 121.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 165.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 167.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 29 Central African Republic 160.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Comoros, Union of the 159.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Yemen, Republic of 154.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Togo 118.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 116.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Senegal 99.42 current LCU 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 agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Benin?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per in Benin was 133.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 215.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current lcu), per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.