Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Benin
Benin: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current was 562,732 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Benin stood at 562,732 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Benin peaked at 562,732 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18,598 current LCU per person, in 1960.
That places Benin 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18,598 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 18,997 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 18,980 current LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 20,299 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 21,700 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 23,187 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 24,420 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 23,879 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 24,331 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 25,255 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 26,462 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 26,405 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28,665 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 29,872 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 35,071 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 38,032 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 43,841 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 47,066 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 52,785 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 61,098 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 73,904 current LCU per person | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 89,652 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 1982 | 84,412 current LCU per person | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 83,958 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 88,550 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 91,814 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 86,314 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 84,986 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 86,908 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 82,725 current LCU per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 76,514 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 80,947 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 85,587 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 86,794 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 108,149 current LCU per person | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 127,301 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 136,918 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 146,004 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 158,155 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 265,026 current LCU per person | +67.6% |
| 2000 | 284,029 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 298,186 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 309,697 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 314,923 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 315,462 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 333,093 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 342,904 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 345,335 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 376,152 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 379,005 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 377,861 current LCU per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 389,572 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 418,721 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 428,122 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 433,932 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 445,501 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 438,481 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 444,890 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 450,690 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 453,511 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 469,078 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 492,121 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 485,512 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 512,721 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 530,330 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 562,732 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 562,732 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 177,353 current LCU per person, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 562,732 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 408,820 current LCU per person, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … capita LCU current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +67.6% | 158,155 current LCU per person | 265,026 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,965 current LCU per person | 18,598 current LCU per person | 25,255 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 38,930 current LCU per person | 26,405 current LCU per person | 61,098 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,322 current LCU per person | 73,904 current LCU per person | 91,814 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 127,140 current LCU per person | 76,514 current LCU per person | 265,026 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 329,879 current LCU per person | 284,029 current LCU per person | 379,005 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,128 current LCU per person | 377,861 current LCU per person | 453,511 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 508,749 current LCU per person | 469,078 current LCU per person | 562,732 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Benin?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Benin was 562,732 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 562,732 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,598 current LCU per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current 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 (current 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 (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.