Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Benin
Benin: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) was 1,325 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,325 USD for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Benin peaked at 1,325 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 430.66 USD, in 1971.
Benin ranks 195th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices (Gross) in Benin, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 431.47 USD | — |
| 1971 | 430.66 USD | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 462.22 USD | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 470.99 USD | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 491.16 USD | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 446.55 USD | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 441.75 USD | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 449.32 USD | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 435.5 USD | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 458.04 USD | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 487.55 USD | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 500.55 USD | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 538.74 USD | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 500.59 USD | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 524.72 USD | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 547.8 USD | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 543.12 USD | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 519.09 USD | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 518.82 USD | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 499.62 USD | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 527.99 USD | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 533.59 USD | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 532.66 USD | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 539.28 USD | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 529.98 USD | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 571.47 USD | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 628 USD | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 697.06 USD | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 759.75 USD | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 838.98 USD | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 861.21 USD | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 879.85 USD | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 893.14 USD | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 896.15 USD | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 907.62 USD | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 893.91 USD | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 900.62 USD | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 926.74 USD | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 943.2 USD | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 936.57 USD | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 928.25 USD | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 927.72 USD | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 943.92 USD | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 982.4 USD | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,014 USD | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1,002 USD | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,006 USD | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,033 USD | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,072 USD | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,114 USD | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,127 USD | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1,176 USD | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 1,218 USD | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 1,264 USD | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,325 USD | +4.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,325 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,008 USD, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,325 USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,325 USD, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 451.77 USD | 430.66 USD | 491.16 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 518.06 USD | 487.55 USD | 547.8 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 615.88 USD | 527.99 USD | 838.98 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 903.9 USD | 861.21 USD | 943.2 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,002 USD | 927.72 USD | 1,114 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,222 USD | 1,127 USD | 1,325 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 192 Zimbabwe 1,420 USD compare
- 193 Sudan 1,338 USD compare
- 194 Zambia 1,328 USD compare
- 196 Timor-Leste 1,236 USD compare
- 196 East Timor 1,236 USD compare
- 198 United Republic of Tanzania 1,176 USD compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Benin?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices in Benin was 1,325 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,325 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 430.66 USD in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices?
- Benin ranks 195th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).