Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Benin
Benin: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Benin is 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Benin peaked at 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7835 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Benin ranks 39th 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 square in Benin, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7835 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.8269 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.936 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.28 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1978 | 1.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 2.78 million SLC per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 1981 | 3.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 3.7 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 3.61 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 4.08 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.02 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 4.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.21 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 4.97 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 5.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 5.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 7.83 million SLC per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 10.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 11.35 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 12.52 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 13.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 19.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2000 | 22.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 23.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 25.57 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 27.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 28.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 30.6 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 32.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 34.56 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 38.47 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 40.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 41.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 44.36 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 49.58 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 54.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 57.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 58.84 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 64.68 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 69.48 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 74.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 79.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 86.55 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 95.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 | +45.3% | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.78 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +44.7% | 13.81 million SLC per square kilometre | 19.98 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +37.1% | 5.71 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.83 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.7835 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.78 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.21 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.62 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.72 million SLC per square kilometre | 19.98 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.35 million SLC per square kilometre | 22.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 40.18 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.59 million SLC per square kilometre | 41.36 million SLC per square kilometre | 74.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5 million SLC per square kilometre | 79.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 36 Dominican Republic 135.06 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 37 Madagascar 118.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 38 Pakistan 115.69 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 40 Togo 102.84 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 41 Haiti 101.56 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 42 India 97.89 million SLC 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)
- 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 square in Benin?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per square in Benin was 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 104.94 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7835 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 National Income — Value Standard Local 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.