Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Benin
Benin: Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.6% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Benin peaked at 48.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 1985.
Benin ranks 164th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Benin, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.0% | — |
| 1962 | 3.8% | +263.0% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -32.6% |
| 1964 | -0.4% | -114.3% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -665.8% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -44.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -87.6% |
| 1968 | 3.3% | +2220.5% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 5.0% | +46.1% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -68.8% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +238.0% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -9.3% |
| 1974 | 14.9% | +209.4% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 14.0% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | -63.1% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +138.3% |
| 1979 | 13.0% | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 10.2% | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | -26.7% |
| 1982 | 16.1% | +116.2% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -70.6% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | -58.8% |
| 1985 | -4.9% | -349.6% |
| 1986 | -3.6% | -26.1% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | -184.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6% | -120.2% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -464.4% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -65.2% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +299.8% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +1372.9% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -56.9% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -54.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -46.9% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +42.6% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +824.0% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -91.0% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -54.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +80.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -74.9% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +457.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -51.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -81.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +1549.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | -60.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -65.3% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +323.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +106.2% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -81.9% |
| 2014 | -0.2% | -117.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -443.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | -0.4% | -153.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -282.2% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -159.3% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -823.9% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +155.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -18.2% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -53.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +2220.5% | 0.1% | 3.3% |
| 2008 | +1549.1% | 0.4% | 6.4% |
| 1994 | +1372.9% | 2.4% | 35.0% |
| 1999 | +824.0% | 5.2% | 48.3% |
| 2020 | +823.9% | -0.4% | 2.9% |
| 1965 | +665.8% | -0.4% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | -0.4% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 1.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | -4.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 0.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 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)
- 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Benin?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Benin was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.