Gross public investment in Benin
Benin: Gross public investment was 10.6% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gross public investment in Benin, 1987–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2011, gross public investment in Benin stood at 10.6%.
That represents a change of up 19.5% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Benin peaked at 10.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1992.
That places Benin 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.7% | — |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -25.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -49.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +23.2% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.6% | 2 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,031 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 1,708 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 599.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 994,060 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Benin?
- Gross public investment in Benin was 10.6% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1992.
- How does Benin rank for gross public investment?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.