Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin
Benin: Electricity, gas and water supply, value added was 33.66 billion current LCU in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2010)
33.66 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
18th
of 51 countries
All-time high
33.66 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
400.00 million current LCU
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2010
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin, 1971–2010
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2010, electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin stood at 33.66 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 150.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin peaked at 33.66 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 400.00 million current LCU, in 1971.
Benin ranks 18th of 51 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.
Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 400.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1972 | 400.00 million current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 500.00 million current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 700.00 million current LCU | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 800.00 million current LCU | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 800.00 million current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.00 billion current LCU | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 1.10 billion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 1.20 billion current LCU | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1.40 billion current LCU | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 1.50 billion current LCU | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.90 billion current LCU | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 1.50 billion current LCU | -21.1% |
| 1984 | 3.30 billion current LCU | +120.0% |
| 1985 | 3.56 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 3.85 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 4.05 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 4.75 billion current LCU | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 5.33 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 5.59 billion current LCU | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 4.98 billion current LCU | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 5.46 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 5.63 billion current LCU | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.81 billion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 7.52 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 8.14 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 9.60 billion current LCU | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 9.77 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.89 billion current LCU | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 13.42 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 15.61 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 20.65 billion current LCU | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 25.51 billion current LCU | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 25.86 billion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 27.66 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 28.39 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 28.12 billion current LCU | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 28.67 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.03 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 33.66 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 766.67 million current LCU | 400.00 million current LCU | 1.20 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.11 billion current LCU | 1.40 billion current LCU | 5.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.54 billion current LCU | 4.98 billion current LCU | 11.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.49 billion current LCU | 13.42 billion current LCU | 31.03 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.66 billion current LCU | 33.66 billion current LCU | 33.66 billion current LCU | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 40.43 billion current LCU compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 35.08 billion current LCU compare
- 17 Burundi 34.79 billion current LCU compare
- 19 Togo 31.92 billion current LCU compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 30.24 billion current LCU compare
- 21 Kenya 26.07 billion current LCU 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 16.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 544.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 190.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 316,656 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 14.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin?
- Electricity, gas and water supply, value added in Benin was 33.66 billion current LCU in 2010, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33.66 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest electricity, gas and water supply, value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 400.00 million current LCU in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for electricity, gas and water supply, value added?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 51 countries with data for 2010.
- Is electricity, gas and water supply, value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Electricity, gas and water supply, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in gas, electricity and water is defined as the value of output of the ‘Electricity, Gas and Water supply' industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Gas, electricity and water is a subset of industry (ISIC 40-41). Data are in current local currency.