Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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 (% of GDP) 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 32.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 32.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.7%, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) 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% | -0.5% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | +1220.4% | 0.5% | 6.7% |
| 1968 | +1036.0% | -0.3% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | -431.9% | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | -384.1% | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | +390.2% | -0.5% | 1.4% |
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
- 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 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.