Gross domestic savings in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic savings was 32.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 32.8% for gross domestic savings 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 in Benin peaked at 32.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, -12.4%, in 1981.
That places Benin 37th out of 188 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1961 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 3.8% | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 2.8% | -26.1% |
| 1964 | 2.1% | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -46.0% |
| 1966 | -0.6% | -150.1% |
| 1967 | -0.3% | -50.8% |
| 1968 | 2.6% | -1036.0% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -89.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +296.9% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +194.1% |
| 1974 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -86.3% |
| 1976 | -1.4% | -431.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9% | -38.6% |
| 1978 | -2.0% | +129.9% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | -75.3% |
| 1980 | -6.3% | +1213.9% |
| 1981 | -12.4% | +94.5% |
| 1982 | 5.3% | -142.8% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -109.3% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | -390.2% |
| 1985 | -4.1% | -384.1% |
| 1986 | -2.5% | -39.0% |
| 1987 | -2.8% | +11.4% |
| 1988 | -2.6% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -119.2% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +1220.4% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -34.6% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | +66.9% |
| 1994 | 10.1% | +79.4% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | -0.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | -2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.4% | -12.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 3.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 10.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 20.5% | 32.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3583 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 594.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 208.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 345,722 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Benin?
- Gross domestic savings in Benin was 32.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.4% in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic savings?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.