Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin
Benin: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Benin stood at 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Benin peaked at 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0608 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Benin 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0613 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0608 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0729 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0816 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1117 million SLC per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1176 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1123 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1237 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1297 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1722 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1855 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2522 million SLC per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3117 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 0.318 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3904 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3891 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2893 million SLC per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3001 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3278 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.344 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3549 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3618 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4257 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4313 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million SLC per square kilometre | +314.2% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 2.45 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 2.65 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 2.67 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.64 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 3.1 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 3.72 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 4.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 4.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 4.29 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 5.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.77 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.74 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.96 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 4.91 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.24 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 5.4 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 5.99 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 6.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.99 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.44 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 7.38 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 7.74 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.25 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 9.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 million SLC per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.37 million SLC per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 | +314.2% | 0.4313 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.79 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1044 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0608 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1722 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3108 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1855 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3904 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3549 million SLC per square kilometre | 2.67 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.1 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 million SLC per square kilometre | 4.91 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.38 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 million SLC per square kilometre | 7.74 million SLC per square kilometre | 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 42 India 12.85 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 43 Argentina 11.41 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 44 Denmark 11.19 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 46 San Marino 10.28 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 47 French Polynesia 9.84 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 48 Israel 9.27 million SLC 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)
- 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Benin?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Benin was 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0608 million SLC per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Benin ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. 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 Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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.