GDP per person employed in Benin
Benin: GDP per person employed was 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Benin recorded 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Benin peaked at 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,724 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
That places Benin 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,018 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,724 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,380 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,762 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,527 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,999 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,241 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,851 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,743 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,488 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,856 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Benin
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 96.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 76.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Benin?
- Gdp per person employed in Benin was 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,724 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for gdp per person employed?
- Benin ranks 158th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.