Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Benin 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre 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 | +64.9% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
| 1982 | +37.0% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 105 Sierra Leone 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Tajikistan 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Tunisia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Bahamas 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 110 Iceland 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Gabon 0.0001 units per square kilometre 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 to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 to gdp, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Manufacturing value added to gdp divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Manufacturing value added to gdp ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 to gdp divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.