Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Benin
Benin: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic was 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices in Benin, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Benin is 0.0159 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 309.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Benin peaked at 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Benin ranks 37th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +100.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +130.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 units per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0159 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0044 units per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0159 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 units per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … square kilometre Domestic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +130.4% | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0239 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0168 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Czechia 0.0163 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Senegal 0.0155 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Cape Verde 0.0153 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 India 0.015 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Benin?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices in Benin was 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, current prices rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.3%. 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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.