Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Benin
Benin: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 1,485 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Benin stood at 1,485 USD. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 1,485 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 105.07 USD, in 1970.
Benin ranks 167th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105.07 USD | — |
| 1971 | 109.03 USD | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 131.23 USD | +20.4% |
| 1973 | 157.03 USD | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 164.72 USD | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 195.61 USD | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 203.21 USD | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 216.9 USD | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 256.53 USD | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 304.24 USD | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 378.18 USD | +24.3% |
| 1981 | 347.74 USD | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 329.51 USD | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 276.55 USD | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 257.74 USD | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 248.91 USD | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 308.6 USD | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 350.27 USD | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 352.24 USD | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 316.83 USD | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 377.35 USD | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 370.83 USD | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 406.47 USD | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 393.83 USD | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 266.54 USD | -32.3% |
| 1995 | 376.57 USD | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 431.63 USD | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 435.31 USD | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 493.96 USD | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 525.13 USD | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 487.42 USD | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 492.4 USD | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 546.46 USD | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 676 USD | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 758.7 USD | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 779.44 USD | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 809.15 USD | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 912.34 USD | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 1,061 USD | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1,024 USD | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 973.24 USD | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,059 USD | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1,072 USD | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,169 USD | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,204 USD | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1,002 USD | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 1,011 USD | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,055 USD | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,152 USD | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 1,131 USD | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,200 USD | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 1,319 USD | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 1,266 USD | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1,394 USD | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1,485 USD | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 184.36 USD | 105.07 USD | 304.24 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 316.66 USD | 248.91 USD | 378.18 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 407.76 USD | 266.54 USD | 525.13 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 754.66 USD | 487.42 USD | 1,061 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,083 USD | 973.24 USD | 1,204 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,333 USD | 1,200 USD | 1,485 USD | 5 |
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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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 14.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,658 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 581.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 964,994 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,398 constant 2015 US$ per person (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 1,485 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,485 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.07 USD in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Benin ranks 167th out of 195 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. 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).