Services, value added in Benin
Benin: Services, value added was 50.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 50.1% for services, value added in 2025.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Benin peaked at 55.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1999.
That places Benin 146th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1961 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 44.8% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 43.7% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 47.4% | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 43.5% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 50.3% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 52.0% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 53.3% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 55.6% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 51.5% | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 52.4% | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 54.2% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 52.2% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 49.4% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 52.9% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 53.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 51.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | -34.1% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.9% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 50.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.0% | 43.5% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.5% | 51.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 49.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 33.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 35.3% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.5% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 45.9% | 50.1% | 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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -28.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 14.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 157.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 55.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 91,816 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0013 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Benin?
- Services, value added in Benin was 50.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for services, value added?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.