Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita (constant) in Benin
Benin: Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita (constant) was 81,602 constant LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita in Benin, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant LCU per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 81,602 constant LCU per person for manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Benin peaked at 81,602 constant LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38,938 constant LCU per person, in 1981.
That places Benin 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita (constant) in Benin, year by year
| Year | constant LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61,094 constant LCU per person | — |
| 1972 | 62,640 constant LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 57,303 constant LCU per person | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 67,345 constant LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 57,731 constant LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 46,800 constant LCU per person | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 56,938 constant LCU per person | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 50,964 constant LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 44,347 constant LCU per person | -13.0% |
| 1980 | 42,627 constant LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 38,938 constant LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 61,595 constant LCU per person | +58.2% |
| 1983 | 53,080 constant LCU per person | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 48,348 constant LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 52,568 constant LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 48,867 constant LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 51,042 constant LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 54,112 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 53,197 constant LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 56,084 constant LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 56,719 constant LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 65,744 constant LCU per person | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 58,926 constant LCU per person | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 61,339 constant LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 62,573 constant LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 68,764 constant LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 69,588 constant LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 67,954 constant LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 68,498 constant LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 73,464 constant LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 77,816 constant LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 77,454 constant LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75,940 constant LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 73,696 constant LCU per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 76,087 constant LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 76,016 constant LCU per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 70,762 constant LCU per person | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 60,095 constant LCU per person | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 58,778 constant LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 56,834 constant LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 55,370 constant LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 53,933 constant LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 54,671 constant LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 57,657 constant LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 59,476 constant LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61,477 constant LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 59,394 constant LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 59,937 constant LCU per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64,884 constant LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 65,307 constant LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 66,842 constant LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 69,901 constant LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 72,978 constant LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 76,984 constant LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 81,602 constant LCU per person | +6.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 81,602 constant LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,507 constant LCU per person, 5.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 81,602 constant LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,644 constant LCU per person, 3.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita (constant) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +58.2% | 38,938 constant LCU per person | 61,595 constant LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56,129 constant LCU per person | 44,347 constant LCU per person | 67,345 constant LCU per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 50,437 constant LCU per person | 38,938 constant LCU per person | 61,595 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,619 constant LCU per person | 56,084 constant LCU per person | 69,588 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,011 constant LCU per person | 58,778 constant LCU per person | 77,816 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,363 constant LCU per person | 53,933 constant LCU per person | 64,884 constant LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,269 constant LCU per person | 65,307 constant LCU per person | 81,602 constant LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Benin?
- Manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita in Benin was 81,602 constant LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 81,602 constant LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,938 constant LCU per person in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Manufacturing, 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
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.