Gross domestic savings in Benin
Benin: Gross domestic savings was 8.06 billion current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, gross domestic savings in Benin stood at 8.06 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 427.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Benin peaked at 8.06 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, -159.47 million current US$, in 1981.
Benin ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.69 million current US$ | -1.73 million current US$ | 13.48 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 625,063 current US$ | -18.17 million current US$ | 16.93 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -32.58 million current US$ | -159.47 million current US$ | 67.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 217.51 million current US$ | 56.94 million current US$ | 362.38 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 667.87 million current US$ | 338.49 million current US$ | 1.00 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 billion current US$ | 984.17 million current US$ | 3.05 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.50 billion current US$ | 3.22 billion current US$ | 8.06 billion current US$ | 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 gross domestic savings in Benin?
- Gross domestic savings in Benin was 8.06 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 billion current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -159.47 million current US$ in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for gross domestic savings?
- Benin ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 427.6%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.