Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Benin
Benin: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 58.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Benin stood at 58.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Benin peaked at 103.2% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 2025.
Benin ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.4% | — |
| 1961 | 84.1% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 86.6% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 88.8% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 92.3% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 91.1% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 88.4% | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 88.0% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 87.2% | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 88.3% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 90.3% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 92.8% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 92.5% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 92.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 97.7% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 103.2% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 84.2% | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 86.1% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 84.9% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 88.7% | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 87.2% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 75.7% | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 80.9% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 79.1% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 74.3% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 73.2% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 72.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 58.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.9% | 84.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 90.4% | 87.2% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 84.2% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.3% | 72.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 78.7% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 68.4% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 58.3% | 68.1% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 in Benin?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Benin was 58.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 103.2% in 1981.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.