Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 million USD per US$ of GDP for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, in 1989.
That places Benin 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | million USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1973 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1974 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +38.8% |
| 1980 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +37.5% |
| 1983 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 1984 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 1985 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +37.2% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +82.9% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -29.1% |
| 2000 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 million USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 million USD per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 million USD per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +82.9% | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 0 million USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 2 Suriname 0 million USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Grenada 0 million USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Bhutan 0 million USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Gambia 0 million USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Dominica 0 million USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 million USD per US$ of GDP 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp in Benin was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value 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.