Gross capital formation in Benin
Benin: Gross capital formation was 35.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Benin stood at 35.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Benin peaked at 35.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1965.
Benin ranks 13th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1961 | 11.0% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 9.7% | -16.2% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | -9.8% |
| 1966 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 11.6% | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | +29.9% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 18.2% | +39.4% |
| 1975 | 19.3% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -9.5% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +18.4% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | -20.3% |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 27.6% | +76.1% |
| 1983 | 17.3% | -37.3% |
| 1984 | 12.8% | -26.2% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +50.6% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 14.5% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | -18.1% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.0% | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 34.5% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.9% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 10.3% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 8.9% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 13.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 12.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 15.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 25.6% | 35.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 168.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 59.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 97,972 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 138.03 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 81,602 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 15.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Benin?
- Gross capital formation in Benin was 35.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for gross capital formation?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.