Industry (including construction), value added in Benin
Benin: Industry (including construction), value added was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Benin stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Benin peaked at 21.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1965.
Benin ranks 150th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.2% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 11.5% | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 8.0% | -26.0% |
| 1966 | 11.3% | +41.7% |
| 1967 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 11.7% | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 13.5% | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +19.5% |
| 1975 | 16.2% | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 12.9% | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 14.0% | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 15.4% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.1% | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 13.4% | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +43.6% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 17.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 14.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9049 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,500 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 526.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 873,178 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 7.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7625 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Benin?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Benin was 17.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.