Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Benin
Benin: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 was 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per in Benin, 1999–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Benin peaked at 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1999.
That places Benin 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015) … capita 2015 in Benin, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 2000 | 741.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 785 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 780.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 783.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 789.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 796.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 814 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 833.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 851.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 845.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 833.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 848.66 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 866.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 905.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 929.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 922.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 929.16 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 949.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 979.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,016 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1,028 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1,068 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,104 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 1,144 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1,200 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,899 constant 2015 US$ per person, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 802.15 constant 2015 US$ per person | 741.63 constant 2015 US$ per person | 851.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 918.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | 833.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,016 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,028 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 161 Kyrgyzstan 1,313 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 162 Zambia 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,269 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 165 East Timor 1,156 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 166 Sierra Leone 1,131 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 167 Myanmar 1,128 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Benin?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per in Benin was 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,264 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 699.69 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.