Price level index in Benin
Benin: Price level index was 34.43 GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 34.43 GDP for price level index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Benin peaked at 47.88 GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.22 GDP, in 1994.
That places Benin 151st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Benin, year by year
| Year | GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.25 GDP | — |
| 1991 | 40.68 GDP | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 32.97 GDP | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 40.83 GDP | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 27.22 GDP | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 34.13 GDP | +25.4% |
| 1996 | 34.96 GDP | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 31.23 GDP | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 32.15 GDP | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 32.98 GDP | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 29.16 GDP | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 28.2 GDP | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 30.36 GDP | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 36.71 GDP | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 39.61 GDP | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 40.06 GDP | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.04 GDP | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.72 GDP | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 47.88 GDP | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 46.27 GDP | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 43.83 GDP | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 46.78 GDP | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 45.67 GDP | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 46.54 GDP | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 45.1 GDP | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 36.78 GDP | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 35.56 GDP | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 36.56 GDP | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 38.84 GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 35.91 GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 36.99 GDP | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 38.06 GDP | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 32.95 GDP | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 33.73 GDP | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 33.45 GDP | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 34.43 GDP | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 34.43 GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.18 GDP, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 34.43 GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.48 GDP, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.04 GDP | 27.22 GDP | 43.25 GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1 GDP | 28.2 GDP | 47.88 GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.16 GDP | 35.56 GDP | 46.78 GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.93 GDP | 32.95 GDP | 38.06 GDP | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Benin?
- Price level index in Benin was 34.43 GDP in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.88 GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.22 GDP in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for price level index?
- Benin ranks 151st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.