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. Measured in %.
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 201 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 | % | 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1600.0% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| 2017 | +559.0% | -0.4% | 1.8% |
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
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- 32 Albania 3.7% compare
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More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 201 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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