GNI growth in Benin
Benin: GNI growth was 8.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI growth in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gni growth in Benin stood at 8.0%.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 203.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni growth in Benin peaked at 11.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 1975.
Benin ranks 24th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 3.3% | -3.3% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | -6.8% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -4.2% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 0.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 0.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 2.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.0% | 8.0% | 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 gni growth in Benin?
- Gni growth in Benin was 8.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest gni growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for gni growth?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.3%. 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 GNI growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.