Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Benin
Benin: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.8386 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Benin stood at 0.8386 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.8386 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Benin ranks 45th of 194 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0288 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0297 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0329 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.035 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0398 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 0.039 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0409 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0474 million SLC per person | +16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.052 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0564 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0797 million SLC per person | +41.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0943 million SLC per person | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1004 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0952 million SLC per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1016 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1014 million SLC per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.097 million SLC per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0957 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0951 million SLC per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0928 million SLC per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1007 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.103 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1038 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1096 million SLC per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1447 million SLC per person | +32.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1841 million SLC per person | +27.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2002 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2145 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2293 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3217 million SLC per person | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3445 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3587 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3756 million SLC per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3882 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3968 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4094 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4202 million SLC per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4352 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.47 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4764 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.476 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4956 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5376 million SLC per person | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5711 million SLC per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5898 million SLC per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.584 million SLC per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5936 million SLC per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6058 million SLC per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6327 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.656 million SLC per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6821 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7276 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7822 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8386 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 | +41.4% | 0.0564 million SLC per person | 0.0797 million SLC per person |
| 1999 | +40.3% | 0.2293 million SLC per person | 0.3217 million SLC per person |
| 1994 | +32.1% | 0.1096 million SLC per person | 0.1447 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0402 million SLC per person | 0.0288 million SLC per person | 0.0564 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0953 million SLC per person | 0.0797 million SLC per person | 0.1016 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1712 million SLC per person | 0.1007 million SLC per person | 0.3217 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4075 million SLC per person | 0.3445 million SLC per person | 0.4764 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5742 million SLC per person | 0.476 million SLC per person | 0.656 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7576 million SLC per person | 0.6821 million SLC per person | 0.8386 million SLC per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Benin?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Benin was 0.8386 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8386 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Benin ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.