Gross domestic product (GDP) in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic product (gdp) in Benin stood at 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in Benin peaked at 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Benin ranks 117th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 41.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 114 Guinea 63.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 115 Mongolia 63.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 63.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 118 Lebanon 60.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 57.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 120 Estonia 56.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -3.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,398 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 20.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,398 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 178.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 306.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in Benin?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in Benin was 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Benin ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.