GDP growth in Benin
Benin: GDP growth was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Benin stood at 8.1%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 354.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Benin peaked at 10.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 1975.
Benin ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | -3.4% | 6.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | -4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | -4.3% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 1.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 3.8% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Benin
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 178.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 306.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -162.98 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -280.07 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 953,995 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,600 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 14.13 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Benin?
- Gdp growth in Benin was 8.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for gdp growth?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 354.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.