Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Benin
Benin: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0015 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Benin 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -32.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.001 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.001 million USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.001 million USD per person | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.001 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 million USD per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +6.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0015 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 million USD per person, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0015 million USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 161 Cameroon 0.0018 million USD per person compare
- 162 Senegal 0.0017 million USD per person compare
- 163 Pakistan 0.0015 million USD per person compare
- 165 Nepal 0.0014 million USD per person compare
- 166 East Timor 0.0013 million USD per person compare
- 167 Tajikistan 0.0013 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$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Benin?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Benin was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.