Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Benin
Benin: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) was 529,245 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 529,245 constant LCU per person for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Benin peaked at 529,245 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 325,583 constant LCU per person, in 1962.
That places Benin 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) in Benin, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 335,303 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 335,281 constant LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 325,583 constant LCU per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 346,435 constant LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 370,214 constant LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 389,164 constant LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 420,222 constant LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 421,587 constant LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 427,051 constant LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 418,932 constant LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 416,122 constant LCU per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 410,719 constant LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 417,108 constant LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 423,113 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 415,484 constant LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 397,456 constant LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 387,277 constant LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 423,394 constant LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 423,782 constant LCU per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 434,201 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 445,299 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 472,299 constant LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 405,326 constant LCU per person | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 387,127 constant LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 406,550 constant LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 439,012 constant LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 419,269 constant LCU per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 398,251 constant LCU per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 430,502 constant LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 387,076 constant LCU per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 354,986 constant LCU per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 376,856 constant LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 386,682 constant LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 389,469 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 355,239 constant LCU per person | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 362,512 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 373,389 constant LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 380,724 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 389,284 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 397,494 constant LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 414,485 constant LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 419,652 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 424,669 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 423,075 constant LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 426,904 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 421,970 constant LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 426,852 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 430,010 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 435,318 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 434,424 constant LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 430,288 constant LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 433,308 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 428,687 constant LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 433,083 constant LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 435,965 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 445,501 constant LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 441,032 constant LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 443,501 constant LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 446,291 constant LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 449,444 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 451,771 constant LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 461,342 constant LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 475,882 constant LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 492,056 constant LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 504,249 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 529,245 constant LCU per person | +5.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 529,245 constant LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96,801 constant LCU per person, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 529,245 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 291,560 constant LCU per person, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 378,977 constant LCU per person | 325,583 constant LCU per person | 427,051 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 414,866 constant LCU per person | 387,277 constant LCU per person | 434,201 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 419,071 constant LCU per person | 387,076 constant LCU per person | 472,299 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 376,664 constant LCU per person | 354,986 constant LCU per person | 397,494 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 425,736 constant LCU per person | 414,485 constant LCU per person | 435,318 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 438,710 constant LCU per person | 428,687 constant LCU per person | 449,444 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 485,758 constant LCU per person | 451,771 constant LCU per person | 529,245 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 30 Senegal 588,136 constant LCU per person compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 546,973 constant LCU per person compare
- 32 Madagascar 545,334 constant LCU per person compare
- 34 Comoros 504,094 constant LCU per person compare
- 35 Togo 463,368 constant LCU per person compare
- 36 Djibouti 451,032 constant LCU 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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Benin?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) in Benin was 529,245 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 529,245 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,583 constant LCU per person in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu)?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant lcu) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.