Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Benin
Benin: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.0994 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Benin, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin stood at 0.0994 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin peaked at 0.0994 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Benin ranks 47th of 175 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.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | +31.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | +171.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 units per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.022 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.031 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0631 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.067 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.07 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.076 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0813 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0871 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0962 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0994 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0503 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0994 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0295 units per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre 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 | +171.0% | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +59.5% | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0752 units per square kilometre | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 44 Israel 0.1075 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1016 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Philippines 0.0998 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Congo 0.0935 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Togo 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Gabon 0.0822 units per square kilometre 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 capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin was 0.0994 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0994 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. 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 Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.