Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic … unit in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic … unit was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Benin, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 1966.
That places Benin 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic … unit in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +32.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1983 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +96.1% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 8.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic … unit 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 | +96.1% | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Benin was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.