Inflation, GDP deflator in Benin
Benin: Inflation, GDP deflator was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.6% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Benin peaked at 48.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 1985.
Benin ranks 163rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 1.9% | -0.4% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 1.6% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | -4.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.3% | 0.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -0.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 4.1% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Benin?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Benin was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Benin ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. 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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.