Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Benin
Benin: Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) was 97,972 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita in Benin, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Benin is 97,972 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Benin peaked at 97,972 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,362 current LCU per person, in 1971.
Benin ranks 46th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current capita) in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3,362 current LCU per person | — |
| 1972 | 3,574 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 3,829 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 5,058 current LCU per person | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 5,151 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 4,344 current LCU per person | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 4,592 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 6,066 current LCU per person | +32.1% |
| 1979 | 5,858 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 6,029 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 5,768 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 9,118 current LCU per person | +58.1% |
| 1983 | 8,460 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 8,262 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 8,166 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 7,107 current LCU per person | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 6,989 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 7,899 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 7,332 current LCU per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 7,453 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 7,367 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 8,403 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 8,144 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 11,722 current LCU per person | +43.9% |
| 1995 | 14,048 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 1996 | 15,637 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 17,031 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 17,039 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42,566 current LCU per person | +149.8% |
| 2000 | 48,408 current LCU per person | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 56,397 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 59,301 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 61,729 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 59,247 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 64,402 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 65,261 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60,008 current LCU per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 57,946 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 58,851 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56,534 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 58,580 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 58,603 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63,055 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 61,767 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 59,476 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 59,473 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 58,930 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 58,615 current LCU per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 65,366 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 66,775 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 69,329 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 77,496 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 85,104 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 91,636 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 97,972 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 97,972 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,215 current LCU per person, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 97,972 current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40,856 current LCU per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita (current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +149.8% | 17,039 current LCU per person | 42,566 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | +58.1% | 5,768 current LCU per person | 9,118 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,648 current LCU per person | 3,362 current LCU per person | 6,066 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 7,513 current LCU per person | 5,768 current LCU per person | 9,118 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,941 current LCU per person | 7,367 current LCU per person | 42,566 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,155 current LCU per person | 48,408 current LCU per person | 65,261 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,040 current LCU per person | 56,534 current LCU per person | 65,366 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,385 current LCU per person | 66,775 current LCU per person | 97,972 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 43 Uruguay 103,422 current LCU per person compare
- 44 Malawi 99,620 current LCU per person compare
- 45 French Polynesia 98,883 current LCU per person compare
- 47 Jamaica 97,953 current LCU per person compare
- 48 Denmark 95,499 current LCU per person compare
- 49 Turkey 87,812 current LCU 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 manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Benin?
- Manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita in Benin was 97,972 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97,972 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,362 current LCU per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing, value added (current 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 (current 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.