Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Benin
Benin: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Benin is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 296.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Benin peaked at 4.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2015.
That places Benin 30th out of 200 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.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -22.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -94.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +1600.0% |
| 2005 | -1.8% | -276.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -128.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +432.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -44.0% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -163.2% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -215.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -42.1% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +296.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -25.2% |
| 2015 | -1.9% | -185.1% |
| 2016 | -0.4% | -79.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -559.0% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +48.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +78.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +37.0% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | -1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -1.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.9% compare
- 29 Czechia 3.9% compare
- 31 Lithuania 3.7% compare
- 32 Albania 3.7% compare
- 33 Philippines 3.7% 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 annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Benin?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Benin was 3.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 296.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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