Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1581 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
138th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1581 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0117 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Benin ranks 138th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.012 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0146 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0138 million USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0199 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.022 million USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0222 million USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0229 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0227 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0258 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0316 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0356 million USD per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0407 million USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0457 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0552 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0581 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0629 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0657 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0668 million USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0694 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0772 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.079 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0807 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.083 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.087 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0933 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0992 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.101 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1044 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1103 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1177 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1258 million USD per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1306 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1487 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0207 million USD per square kilometre | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0229 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0339 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0669 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0552 million USD per square kilometre | 0.079 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0807 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1258 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1443 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1306 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 135 Gambia 0.194 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Peru 0.1733 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Kenya 0.1723 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 139 Togo 0.1559 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 140 Djibouti 0.1541 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Burundi 0.1396 million USD per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 138th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.