Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Benin
Benin: Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 was 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) in Benin, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Benin peaked at 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 109.5 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1976.
Benin ranks 171st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added … capita 2015 in Benin, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 126.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 114.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 127.76 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 121.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 151.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 128.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 109.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 1977 | 121.98 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 111.41 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 116.97 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 112.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 130.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 169.79 constant 2015 US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1983 | 158.49 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 166.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 176.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 135.01 constant 2015 US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 130.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 134.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 140.6 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 147.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 149.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 158.11 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 148.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 150 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 152.62 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 160.12 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 160.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 155.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 153.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 162.7 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 178.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 176.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 173.47 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 170.04 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 175.51 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 175.31 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 167.19 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 147.78 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 145.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 146.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 142.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 142.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 147.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 148.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 164.25 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 160.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 157.1 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 160.13 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 176.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 181.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 192.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 202.64 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 212 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 226.82 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 478.61 constant 2015 US$ per person, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 296.97 constant 2015 US$ per person, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.99 constant 2015 US$ per person | 109.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 151.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.54 constant 2015 US$ per person | 112.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | 176.91 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.67 constant 2015 US$ per person | 147.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | 160.92 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 167.32 constant 2015 US$ per person | 145.61 constant 2015 US$ per person | 178.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 154.65 constant 2015 US$ per person | 142.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 176.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 209.75 constant 2015 US$ per person | 181.21 constant 2015 US$ per person | 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 168 Yemen 274.61 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 169 Kiribati 267.78 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 170 Chad 262.23 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 172 Ethiopia 230.77 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 173 Togo 225.29 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 174 Rwanda 222.69 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 industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Benin?
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) in Benin was 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 243.18 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.5 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Industry (including construction), value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.