GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Benin
Benin: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 964,994 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Benin stood at 964,994 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Benin peaked at 964,994 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 139,664 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Benin 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139,664 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 142,212 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 146,258 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 151,598 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 198,899 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 1995 | 237,691 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 258,252 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 274,841 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 291,548 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 323,204 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 346,173 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 360,633 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 379,089 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 392,012 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 400,089 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 410,965 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 422,719 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 436,676 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 473,029 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 481,629 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 481,555 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 499,248 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 547,072 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 577,334 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 594,681 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 592,640 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 598,850 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 612,577 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 639,733 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 662,559 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 689,263 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 731,335 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 788,873 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 845,787 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 900,655 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 964,994 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 964,994 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 3.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 964,994 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 | +31.2% | 151,598 current LCU per person | 198,899 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216,417 current LCU per person | 139,664 current LCU per person | 323,204 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 410,301 current LCU per person | 346,173 current LCU per person | 481,629 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 580,625 current LCU per person | 481,555 current LCU per person | 662,559 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 820,151 current LCU per person | 689,263 current LCU per person | 964,994 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 48 Albania 1.13 million current LCU per person compare
- 49 Uruguay 1.04 million current LCU per person compare
- 50 Norway 983,386 current LCU per person compare
- 52 Comoros 897,080 current LCU per person compare
- 53 Togo 805,330 current LCU per person compare
- 54 Algeria 796,348 current LCU per person 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Benin?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Benin was 964,994 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 964,994 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,664 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.