Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Benin ranks 108th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | +93.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -98.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +871.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +52.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +231.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | +379.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +71.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +74.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +98.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +871.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +379.8% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 105 Gabon 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 South Africa 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 107 Australia 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 Slovakia 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Guinea 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.