How does Benin rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Benin ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Benin

Name: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

37th

of 187 countries

All-time high

0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

-0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1981

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.

That places Benin 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1962	0.0381 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.3%
1963	0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.1%
1964	0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.1%
1965	0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.0%
1966	-0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-150.1%
1967	-0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.8%
1968	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1036.0%
1969	0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
1970	0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1971	0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-89.7%
1972	0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+296.9%
1973	0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+194.1%
1974	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1975	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.3%
1976	-0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-431.9%
1977	-0.0085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.6%
1978	-0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.9%
1979	-0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-75.3%
1980	-0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1213.9%
1981	-0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+94.5%
1982	0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-142.8%
1983	-0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-109.3%
1984	0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-390.2%
1985	-0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-384.1%
1986	-0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.0%
1987	-0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1988	-0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1989	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-119.2%
1990	0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1220.4%
1991	0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.3%
1992	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.6%
1993	0.0561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.9%
1994	0.1006 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+79.4%
1995	0.1236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
1996	0.1403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
1997	0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
1998	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1999	0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
2000	0.0987 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2001	0.0923 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2002	0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2003	0.1084 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2004	0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2005	0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
2006	0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2007	0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
2008	0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
2009	0.1002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2010	0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2011	0.1094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2012	0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
2013	0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.0%
2014	0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2015	0.1342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
2016	0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
2017	0.1689 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
2018	0.1914 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2019	0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2020	0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2021	0.2263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2022	0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.5%
2023	0.2988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2024	0.321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2025	0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1980	-1213.9%	-0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1990	+1220.4%	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.067 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1968	+1036.0%	-0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1976	-431.9%	0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985	-384.1%	0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1984	+390.2%	-0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	-0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1234 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1524 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1032 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2121 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2773 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2055 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Benin

34 Chad 0.3305 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Iran 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 Aruba 0.3296 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Kuwait 0.3262 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
39 Czechia 0.3261 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 India 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?: Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was -0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
How does Benin rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 37th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 144.6%. 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 savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.