Gross fixed capital formation in Benin
Benin: Gross fixed capital formation was 10.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Benin, 1983–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation in Benin is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 115.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Benin peaked at 46.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -42.9%, in 1983.
Benin ranks 35th of 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -9.9% | -42.9% | 33.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | -2.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | -8.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | -0.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | -8.0% | 17.8% | 6 |
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- 32 Montenegro 11.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 10.9% compare
- 34 Ukraine 10.9% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 10.5% compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 10.5% compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2% compare
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 fixed capital formation in Benin?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Benin was 10.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.9% in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.