Industry (including construction), value added in Benin
Benin: Industry (including construction), value added was 17.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Benin stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Benin peaked at 21.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1965.
Benin ranks 150th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.5% | 8.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 11.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 12.0% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Benin?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Benin was 17.5% 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 21.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Benin ranks 150th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.