Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin
Benin: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0013 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin is 0.0013 million USD per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0013 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 million USD per person, in 1971.
That places Benin 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 million USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.001 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.001 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.001 million USD per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.001 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +4.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0013 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 million USD per person, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0013 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.0013 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 163 Zimbabwe 0.0014 million USD per person compare
- 164 Sudan 0.0013 million USD per person compare
- 165 Zambia 0.0013 million USD per person compare
- 167 East Timor 0.0012 million USD per person compare
- 168 Nepal 0.0011 million USD per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 0.0011 million USD 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$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Benin was 0.0013 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 million USD per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Benin ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.