ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Benin
Benin: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Benin, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Benin peaked at 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1989.
That places Benin 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | -27.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person | +11323.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0144 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7267 BoP, current US$ per person | +4518.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6761 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8269 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5367 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5793 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5032 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7332 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5357 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6391 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6413 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +112.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2611 BoP, current US$ per person | -80.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2539 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.4% |
| 2010 | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +8402.5% |
| 2011 | 5.17 BoP, current US$ per person | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 4.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.9% |
| 2016 | 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3769 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3406 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | +294.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0461 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7282 BoP, current US$ per person | +1478.8% |
| 2022 | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +11323.4% | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2010 | +8402.5% | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.37 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +4518.6% | 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7267 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +1478.8% | 0.0461 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.7282 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2019 | +294.1% | 0.3406 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3177 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8269 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5546 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0396 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3406 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7261 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0461 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 170 Tonga 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 171 Gabon 1.04 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 172 Tanzania 1 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 174 Uganda 0.9693 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 175 Zimbabwe 0.8975 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 176 Mauritania 0.5477 BoP, current 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 ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Benin?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Benin was 0.9937 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 BoP, current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.1%. 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 ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.