Industry (including construction), value added in Benin
Benin: Industry (including construction), value added was 9.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Benin, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Benin recorded 9.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Benin peaked at 34.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -21.4%, in 1986.
That places Benin 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | -13.6% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | -21.4% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | -1.8% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | -8.9% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 0.2% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.2% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 20 Guinea 10.8% compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 10.6% compare
- 22 Central African Republic 10.0% compare
- 24 Armenia 9.3% compare
- 25 Turks and Caicos Islands 9.0% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 9.0% 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 industry (including construction), value added in Benin?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Benin was 9.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.4% in 1986.
- How does Benin rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.