Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate was -0.6225 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Benin recorded -0.6225 % change on previous year for value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 114.2% on the previous year and up 96.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 74.94 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, -27.46 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places Benin 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -21.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | -26.51 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 9.84 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 1964 | 49.25 % change on previous year | +400.7% |
| 1965 | 48 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 10.14 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1967 | 10.43 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 12.22 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1969 | 40.1 % change on previous year | +228.1% |
| 1970 | 13.43 % change on previous year | -66.5% |
| 1971 | 28.04 % change on previous year | +108.8% |
| 1972 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1973 | -7.01 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 1974 | -0.9197 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6567 % change on previous year | -171.4% |
| 1976 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -644.6% |
| 1977 | 7.07 % change on previous year | -297.6% |
| 1978 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +36.9% |
| 1979 | 35.9 % change on previous year | +271.1% |
| 1980 | 10.85 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 1981 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 1982 | -25.9 % change on previous year | -381.8% |
| 1983 | -27.46 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 37.2 % change on previous year | -235.5% |
| 1985 | 27.67 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1986 | -22.39 % change on previous year | -180.9% |
| 1987 | -6.22 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 1988 | -18.2 % change on previous year | +192.5% |
| 1989 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 1990 | 74.94 % change on previous year | +3733.5% |
| 1991 | 17.29 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 1992 | 20.98 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 1993 | 13.5 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1995 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -171.7% |
| 1996 | -2.78 % change on previous year | +58.3% |
| 1997 | 9.46 % change on previous year | -440.0% |
| 1998 | 11.09 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1999 | 13.79 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2000 | -10.57 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 2001 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 2002 | 10.02 % change on previous year | +109.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2004 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -389.7% |
| 2005 | 10.03 % change on previous year | -292.6% |
| 2006 | -0.2947 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2007 | 27.23 % change on previous year | -9341.3% |
| 2008 | 10.09 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2009 | -4.86 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 2010 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -198.6% |
| 2011 | -9.71 % change on previous year | -302.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1 % change on previous year | -348.1% |
| 2013 | 22.73 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 24.94 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 2015 | -20.1 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2016 | 13.48 % change on previous year | -167.1% |
| 2017 | 7 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 5 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 8.61 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 2020 | -24.97 % change on previous year | -389.8% |
| 2021 | 12.55 % change on previous year | -150.3% |
| 2022 | 14.47 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2024 | 4.38 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2025 | -0.6225 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +9341.3% | -0.2947 % change on previous year | 27.23 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +3733.5% | 1.95 % change on previous year | 74.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.64 % change on previous year | -26.51 % change on previous year | 49.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.79 % change on previous year | -7.01 % change on previous year | 35.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.33 % change on previous year | -27.46 % change on previous year | 37.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9 % change on previous year | -2.78 % change on previous year | 74.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -10.57 % change on previous year | 27.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.09 % change on previous year | -20.1 % change on previous year | 24.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 % change on previous year | -24.97 % change on previous year | 14.47 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 136 Honduras -0.421 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Germany -0.4432 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Mauritania -0.5537 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Iran -0.6276 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Hungary -1.08 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Somalia -1.2 % change on previous year 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 of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate in Benin was -0.6225 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 74.94 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.46 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of exported goods and services, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.9%. 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 of exported goods and services, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of exported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Value of exported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Value of exported goods and services. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.