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Benin Economic Overview

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ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations197020243 analysis periods1970–1990 · 1990–2010 · 2010–2024Currency basesNational · U.S. dollars
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Formation1970–1990
Integration1990–2010
Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$21.48B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 126 of 210
Real GDP growth7.5%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change
GDP per capita$1,4852024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator
Largest broad activity26.8%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing
Manufacturing11.2%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −4.4 pp
Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table
Benin1970$322.06MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published$105Not publishedNot published11.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1971$341.79MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$109Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1972$420.92MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.8%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world$131Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1973$515.61MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$157Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1974$553.90MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.8%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world$165Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1975$673.96MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-6.8%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world$196Not publishedNot published11.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1976$717.77MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.4%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world$203Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1977$785.89MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world$217Not publishedNot published11.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1978$953.85MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-0.5%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world$257Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1979$1.16BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)8.0%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world$304Not publishedNot published12.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1980$1.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.4%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world$378Not publishedNot published13.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1981$1.40BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.6%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world$348Not publishedNot published12.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1982$1.37BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.8%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world$330Not publishedNot published12.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1983$1.18BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-4.3%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world$277Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1984$1.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.9%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world$258Not publishedNot published9.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1985$1.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.5%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world$249Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1986$1.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$309Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1987$1.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-1.5%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world$350Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1988$1.75BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.0%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world$352Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1989$1.62BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)-0.7%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world$317Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1990$1.99BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)9.0%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world$377Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1991$2.02BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.2%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world$371Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1992$2.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.0%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world$406Not publishedNot published8.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1993$2.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.8%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world$394Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1994$1.62BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world$267Not publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1995$2.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)10.1%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world$377Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1996$2.76BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)12.8%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world$432Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1997$2.87BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)14.3%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world$435Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1998$3.35BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)12.4%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world$494Not publishedNot published9.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1999$3.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)13.9%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world$525Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2000$3.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.9%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world$487Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2001$3.67BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world$492Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2002$4.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world$546Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2003$5.35BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.4%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world$676Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2004$6.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.4%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world$759Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2005$6.57BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world$779Not publishedNot published10.7 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2006$7.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world$809Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2007$8.17BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.0%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world$912Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2008$9.79BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world$1,061Not publishedNot published11.3 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2009$9.74BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world$1,024Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2010$9.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world$973Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2011$10.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.0%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world$1,059Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2012$11.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)4.8%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world$1,072Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2013$12.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.2%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world$1,169Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2014$13.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.4%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world$1,204Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2015$11.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)1.8%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world$1,002Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2016$11.82BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world$1,011Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2017$12.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)5.6%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world$1,061Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2018$14.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.6%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world$1,158Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2019$14.70BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.1%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world$1,155Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2020$15.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world$1,200Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2021$17.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.2%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world$1,319Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2022$17.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.3%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world$1,266Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2023$19.67BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)6.4%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world$1,394Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2024$21.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)7.5%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world$1,485Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Real GDP trajectory. All series equal 100 in the shared starting year.1970–19901990–20102010–20241.4K1.1K774.4437.21001970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BeninAfricaWestern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100
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02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Nominal GDP across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024111.6T83.7T55.8T27.9T322.1M1970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

$322.06M → $1.99B

Compound annual change: +9.5% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$1.99B → $9.54B

Compound annual change: +8.1% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$9.54B → $21.48B

Compound annual change: +6.0% CAGR
Nominal GDP$21.48B2024 · Published series · World rank 126 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP$20.41B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin1970$322.06MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1971$341.79MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1972$420.92MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.58BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1973$515.61MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.65BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1974$553.90MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.76BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1975$673.96MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.64BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1976$717.77MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1977$785.89MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.73BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1978$953.85MNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.73BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1979$1.16BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$1.86BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1980$1.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.04BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1981$1.40BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.15BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1982$1.37BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1983$1.18BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1984$1.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1985$1.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.65BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1986$1.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.71BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1987$1.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.66BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1988$1.75BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.75BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1989$1.62BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.73BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1990$1.99BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$2.97BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1991$2.02BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.10BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1992$2.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1993$2.31BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.37BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1994$1.62BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.44BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1995$2.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$3.79BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1996$2.76BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1997$2.87BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$4.89BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1998$3.35BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$5.50BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin1999$3.68BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$6.26BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2000$3.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$6.63BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2001$3.67BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$6.98BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2002$4.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$7.30BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2003$5.35BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$7.55BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2004$6.19BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$7.89BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2005$6.57BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$8.02BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2006$7.03BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$8.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2007$8.17BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$8.84BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2008$9.79BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$9.27BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2009$9.74BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$9.49BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2010$9.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$9.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2011$10.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$9.98BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2012$11.14BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$10.46BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2013$12.52BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$11.21BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2014$13.28BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$11.92BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2015$11.39BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.13BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2016$11.82BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$12.54BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2017$12.77BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$13.24BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2018$14.34BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$14.11BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2019$14.70BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$15.12BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2020$15.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$15.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2021$17.69BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$16.81BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2022$17.43BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$17.86BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2023$19.67BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$18.99BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin2024$21.48BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)$20.41BNot publishedNot published0.0 (world = 100)0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024
Western Africa$623.17B2024
World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

GDP per person across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202413.7K10.3K6.9K3.5K105.11970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

$105 → $377

Compound annual change: +6.6% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$377 → $973

Compound annual change: +4.9% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$973 → $1,485

Compound annual change: +3.1% CAGR
GDP per person$1,4852024 · Published series · World rank 177 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP per person$1,4112024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin1970$105Not publishedNot published11.3 (world = 100)$460Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)
Benin1971$109Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)$459Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)
Benin1972$131Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)$492Not publishedNot published9.0 (world = 100)
Benin1973$157Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)$502Not publishedNot published8.8 (world = 100)
Benin1974$165Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)$523Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)
Benin1975$196Not publishedNot published11.9 (world = 100)$476Not publishedNot published8.4 (world = 100)
Benin1976$203Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)$471Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Benin1977$217Not publishedNot published11.2 (world = 100)$479Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Benin1978$257Not publishedNot published11.4 (world = 100)$464Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)
Benin1979$304Not publishedNot published12.0 (world = 100)$488Not publishedNot published7.8 (world = 100)
Benin1980$378Not publishedNot published13.6 (world = 100)$519Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)
Benin1981$348Not publishedNot published12.4 (world = 100)$533Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)
Benin1982$330Not publishedNot published12.1 (world = 100)$574Not publishedNot published9.2 (world = 100)
Benin1983$277Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)$533Not publishedNot published8.5 (world = 100)
Benin1984$258Not publishedNot published9.3 (world = 100)$559Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)
Benin1985$249Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)$584Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)
Benin1986$309Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)$579Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)
Benin1987$350Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$553Not publishedNot published8.2 (world = 100)
Benin1988$352Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)$553Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Benin1989$317Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)$532Not publishedNot published7.5 (world = 100)
Benin1990$377Not publishedNot published8.7 (world = 100)$562Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)
Benin1991$371Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)$568Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Benin1992$406Not publishedNot published8.6 (world = 100)$567Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)
Benin1993$394Not publishedNot published8.3 (world = 100)$574Not publishedNot published8.0 (world = 100)
Benin1994$267Not publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)$565Not publishedNot published7.7 (world = 100)
Benin1995$377Not publishedNot published6.9 (world = 100)$609Not publishedNot published8.2 (world = 100)
Benin1996$432Not publishedNot published7.9 (world = 100)$669Not publishedNot published8.8 (world = 100)
Benin1997$435Not publishedNot published8.1 (world = 100)$743Not publishedNot published9.6 (world = 100)
Benin1998$494Not publishedNot published9.4 (world = 100)$809Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Benin1999$525Not publishedNot published9.7 (world = 100)$894Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)
Benin2000$487Not publishedNot published8.9 (world = 100)$917Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)
Benin2001$492Not publishedNot published9.1 (world = 100)$937Not publishedNot published11.2 (world = 100)
Benin2002$546Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$951Not publishedNot published11.3 (world = 100)
Benin2003$676Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)$955Not publishedNot published11.2 (world = 100)
Benin2004$759Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)$967Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)
Benin2005$779Not publishedNot published10.7 (world = 100)$952Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)
Benin2006$809Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)$959Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Benin2007$912Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)$987Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Benin2008$1,061Not publishedNot published11.3 (world = 100)$1,005Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)
Benin2009$1,024Not publishedNot published11.6 (world = 100)$998Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)
Benin2010$973Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)$989Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)
Benin2011$1,059Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)$988Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)
Benin2012$1,072Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)$1,006Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)
Benin2013$1,169Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)$1,047Not publishedNot published10.3 (world = 100)
Benin2014$1,204Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)$1,081Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)
Benin2015$1,002Not publishedNot published9.8 (world = 100)$1,068Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)
Benin2016$1,011Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$1,072Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)
Benin2017$1,061Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$1,099Not publishedNot published10.0 (world = 100)
Benin2018$1,158Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)$1,140Not publishedNot published10.1 (world = 100)
Benin2019$1,155Not publishedNot published10.2 (world = 100)$1,188Not publishedNot published10.4 (world = 100)
Benin2020$1,200Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)$1,200Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)
Benin2021$1,319Not publishedNot published10.6 (world = 100)$1,253Not publishedNot published10.8 (world = 100)
Benin2022$1,266Not publishedNot published9.9 (world = 100)$1,298Not publishedNot published11.0 (world = 100)
Benin2023$1,394Not publishedNot published10.5 (world = 100)$1,346Not publishedNot published11.1 (world = 100)
Benin2024$1,485Not publishedNot published10.9 (world = 100)$1,411Not publishedNot published11.5 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024
Western Africa$1,3662024
World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Real GDP growth across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202414.38.73.2-2.4-81971198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

2.1% → 9.0%

Average annual rate: +3.9%
Integration1990–2010

9.0% → 2.1%

Average annual rate: +6.3%
Current era2010–2024

2.1% → 7.5%

Average annual rate: +5.3%
Real GDP growth7.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 12 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP-per-person growth4.8%2024 · Published series · World rank 28 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Implicit GDP deflator111.12024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin1970Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published11.0Not publishedNot published
Benin19712.1%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world-0.2%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world11.4Not publishedNot published
Benin19729.8%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world11.7Not publishedNot published
Benin19734.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world12.1Not publishedNot published
Benin19746.8%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world13.2Not publishedNot published
Benin1975-6.8%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world-9.1%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world15.3Not publishedNot published
Benin19761.4%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world18.0Not publishedNot published
Benin19774.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world19.4Not publishedNot published
Benin1978-0.5%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world-3.1%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world21.7Not publishedNot published
Benin19798.0%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world23.1Not publishedNot published
Benin19809.4%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world26.8Not publishedNot published
Benin19815.6%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world30.9Not publishedNot published
Benin198210.8%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world32.9Not publishedNot published
Benin1983-4.3%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world-7.1%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world34.4Not publishedNot published
Benin19847.9%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world35.1Not publishedNot published
Benin19857.5%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world33.4Not publishedNot published
Benin19862.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world32.2Not publishedNot published
Benin1987-1.5%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world-4.4%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world33.1Not publishedNot published
Benin19883.0%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world33.1Not publishedNot published
Benin1989-0.7%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world-3.7%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world33.1Not publishedNot published
Benin19909.0%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world31.8Not publishedNot published
Benin19914.2%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world32.0Not publishedNot published
Benin19923.0%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world-0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world33.0Not publishedNot published
Benin19935.8%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world33.8Not publishedNot published
Benin19942.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world45.6Not publishedNot published
Benin199510.1%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world53.8Not publishedNot published
Benin199612.8%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world9.9%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world57.5Not publishedNot published
Benin199714.3%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world59.6Not publishedNot published
Benin199812.4%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world62.7Not publishedNot published
Benin199913.9%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world10.4%Not publishedNot published+8.3 pp vs world63.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20005.9%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world65.7Not publishedNot published
Benin20015.3%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world67.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20024.6%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world69.4Not publishedNot published
Benin20033.4%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world71.5Not publishedNot published
Benin20044.4%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world72.1Not publishedNot published
Benin20051.7%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world-1.5%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world75.1Not publishedNot published
Benin20063.9%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world76.7Not publishedNot published
Benin20076.0%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world77.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20084.9%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world82.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20092.3%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world-0.7%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world84.1Not publishedNot published
Benin20102.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world84.8Not publishedNot published
Benin20113.0%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world88.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20124.8%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world94.7Not publishedNot published
Benin20137.2%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world96.1Not publishedNot published
Benin20146.4%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world95.8Not publishedNot published
Benin20151.8%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world96.6Not publishedNot published
Benin20163.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world97.3Not publishedNot published
Benin20175.6%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world97.5Not publishedNot published
Benin20186.6%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world98.3Not publishedNot published
Benin20197.1%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world99.2Not publishedNot published
Benin20203.8%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world100.0Not publishedNot published
Benin20217.2%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world101.6Not publishedNot published
Benin20226.3%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world105.8Not publishedNot published
Benin20236.4%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world109.4Not publishedNot published
Benin20247.5%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world111.1Not publishedNot published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024
Western Africa4.8%2024
World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Final Consumption across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202499.179.660.240.821.31970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

78.1% → 93.3%

Percentage-point change: +15.2 pp
Integration1990–2010

93.3% → 89.7%

Percentage-point change: -3.6 pp
Current era2010–2024

89.7% → 67.9%

Percentage-point change: -21.8 pp
Final consumption67.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Household consumption58.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Government consumption9.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Domestic demand103.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin197078.1%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world54.7%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world94.0%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world
Benin197176.8%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world54.0%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world22.8%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world92.0%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world
Benin197278.0%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world55.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world22.9%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world97.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world
Benin197377.7%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world55.2%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world22.6%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world94.6%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world
Benin197473.2%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world52.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world20.5%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world93.1%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world
Benin197581.4%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world59.9%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world21.5%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world105.2%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world
Benin197680.1%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world62.8%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world17.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world97.6%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world
Benin197786.7%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world69.0%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world103.7%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
Benin197885.2%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world69.7%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world15.5%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world101.1%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
Benin197980.7%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world64.5%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world103.1%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
Benin198079.3%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world63.2%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world101.3%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin198180.5%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world65.2%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world100.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin198291.7%Not publishedNot published+17.1 pp vs world77.7%Not publishedNot published+20.3 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world119.0%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world
Benin198399.1%Not publishedNot published+24.1 pp vs world79.9%Not publishedNot published+22.0 pp vs world19.2%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world116.2%Not publishedNot published+15.4 pp vs world
Benin198494.4%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world76.2%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world107.1%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
Benin198591.7%Not publishedNot published+16.8 pp vs world75.0%Not publishedNot published+16.8 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world107.3%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world
Benin198695.9%Not publishedNot published+20.7 pp vs world77.6%Not publishedNot published+19.3 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world110.5%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world
Benin198796.6%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world77.1%Not publishedNot published+19.0 pp vs world19.5%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world110.6%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
Benin198894.4%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world78.6%Not publishedNot published+20.7 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world109.3%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world
Benin198994.0%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world76.6%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world17.3%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world105.6%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world
Benin199093.3%Not publishedNot published+18.5 pp vs world75.7%Not publishedNot published+17.6 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world107.4%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world
Benin199194.9%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world78.7%Not publishedNot published+20.5 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world109.3%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world
Benin199296.6%Not publishedNot published+21.4 pp vs world80.9%Not publishedNot published+22.6 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world110.3%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world
Benin199394.4%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world79.1%Not publishedNot published+20.3 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world110.5%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world
Benin199492.8%Not publishedNot published+17.3 pp vs world82.7%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world119.9%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world
Benin199590.1%Not publishedNot published+15.2 pp vs world76.6%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world121.6%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world
Benin199688.0%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world76.6%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world111.3%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world
Benin199788.0%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world77.9%Not publishedNot published+18.8 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world110.4%Not publishedNot published+10.9 pp vs world
Benin199889.5%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world80.5%Not publishedNot published+20.9 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world109.4%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world
Benin199990.1%Not publishedNot published+14.3 pp vs world82.0%Not publishedNot published+22.3 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world108.4%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world
Benin200090.1%Not publishedNot published+14.6 pp vs world82.0%Not publishedNot published+22.4 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world106.1%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
Benin200190.8%Not publishedNot published+14.3 pp vs world82.7%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world108.5%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world
Benin200289.5%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world81.7%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world104.3%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world
Benin200389.2%Not publishedNot published+12.4 pp vs world80.3%Not publishedNot published+20.5 pp vs world8.8%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world104.3%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world
Benin200487.7%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world78.8%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world8.8%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world102.9%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world
Benin200590.0%Not publishedNot published+14.7 pp vs world81.1%Not publishedNot published+22.3 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world102.1%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
Benin200690.8%Not publishedNot published+16.3 pp vs world81.1%Not publishedNot published+23.1 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world103.7%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world
Benin200788.7%Not publishedNot published+14.7 pp vs world79.1%Not publishedNot published+21.6 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world105.0%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world
Benin200889.8%Not publishedNot published+15.8 pp vs world79.5%Not publishedNot published+22.4 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world103.5%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world
Benin200990.0%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world78.7%Not publishedNot published+20.6 pp vs world11.3%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world104.8%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world
Benin201089.7%Not publishedNot published+15.1 pp vs world78.5%Not publishedNot published+21.4 pp vs world11.2%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world105.3%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world
Benin201189.1%Not publishedNot published+15.2 pp vs world78.0%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world105.5%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
Benin201287.7%Not publishedNot published+14.0 pp vs world76.5%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world11.1%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world102.9%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world
Benin201385.2%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world74.2%Not publishedNot published+17.6 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world104.1%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world
Benin201483.1%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world73.0%Not publishedNot published+16.3 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world102.4%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world
Benin201586.6%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world75.2%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world107.3%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world
Benin201683.5%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world73.2%Not publishedNot published+16.0 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world103.8%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world
Benin201782.9%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world71.8%Not publishedNot published+14.9 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world102.4%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world
Benin201880.5%Not publishedNot published+7.7 pp vs world69.7%Not publishedNot published+13.4 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world101.6%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world
Benin201978.8%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world68.2%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world100.5%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world
Benin202079.5%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world68.1%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world105.1%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world
Benin202177.4%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world67.3%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world106.2%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world
Benin202271.6%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world61.5%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world102.8%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world
Benin202370.1%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world60.6%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world104.7%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world
Benin202467.9%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world58.9%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world103.0%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Africa80.9%2024
Western Africa81.5%2024
World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Gross Capital Formation across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202487.168.249.430.511.71970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

15.9% → 14.1%

Percentage-point change: -1.8 pp
Integration1990–2010

14.1% → 15.6%

Percentage-point change: +1.5 pp
Current era2010–2024

15.6% → 35.1%

Percentage-point change: +19.5 pp
Gross capital formation35.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Gross fixed capital formation34.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Changes in inventories0.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin197015.9%Not publishedNot published-11.9 pp vs world15.4%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world
Benin197115.2%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world
Benin197219.2%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
Benin197316.9%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world
Benin197419.9%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world20.3%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world-0.4%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world
Benin197523.8%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world
Benin197617.6%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world17.2%Not publishedNot published-9.7 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world
Benin197717.1%Not publishedNot published-11.2 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin197815.9%Not publishedNot published-12.6 pp vs world14.5%Not publishedNot published-13.1 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world
Benin197922.3%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world
Benin198022.0%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world20.6%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world
Benin198120.4%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world
Benin198227.3%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world
Benin198317.1%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world
Benin198412.7%Not publishedNot published-13.8 pp vs world11.7%Not publishedNot published-13.6 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
Benin198515.6%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
Benin198614.6%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin198714.0%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
Benin198815.0%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-11.5 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world
Benin198911.7%Not publishedNot published-14.5 pp vs world11.7%Not publishedNot published-13.3 pp vs world-0.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world
Benin199014.1%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-12.4 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world
Benin199114.5%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world
Benin199213.6%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
Benin199316.1%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-9.8 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world
Benin199427.1%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world
Benin199531.4%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world25.8%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world
Benin199623.3%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world22.4%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world
Benin199722.4%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world22.1%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
Benin199819.9%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world20.7%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world
Benin199918.2%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world20.1%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world
Benin200016.0%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world-2.7%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world
Benin200117.8%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world19.1%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world-1.3%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world
Benin200214.8%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world
Benin200315.2%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world
Benin200415.2%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world16.1%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world
Benin200512.1%Not publishedNot published-12.2 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world-3.0%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world
Benin200612.9%Not publishedNot published-11.9 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world-1.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world
Benin200716.4%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world-0.7%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world
Benin200813.7%Not publishedNot published-11.6 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world
Benin200914.9%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world
Benin201015.6%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world-2.0%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world
Benin201116.5%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world
Benin201215.3%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world
Benin201318.9%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world20.7%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world
Benin201419.3%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world21.6%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world
Benin201520.7%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world20.5%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
Benin201620.3%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world19.7%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin201719.5%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
Benin201821.1%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world19.8%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world
Benin201921.7%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world
Benin202025.6%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world25.2%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
Benin202128.9%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world28.4%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
Benin202231.1%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world30.7%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world
Benin202334.5%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world34.1%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world
Benin202435.1%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world34.7%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024
Western Africa20.1%2024
World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Benin is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Trade openness across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202485.567.85032.314.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

73.1% → 45.7%

Percentage-point change: -27.4 pp
Integration1990–2010

45.7% → 51.4%

Percentage-point change: +5.7 pp
Current era2010–2024

51.4% → 40.6%

Percentage-point change: -10.8 pp
Exports18.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Imports21.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Net exports-3.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade openness40.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
Benin197040.3%Not publishedNot published+29.1 pp vs world32.8%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world73.1%Not publishedNot published+50.6 pp vs world
Benin197146.8%Not publishedNot published+35.3 pp vs world34.9%Not publishedNot published+23.5 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world81.7%Not publishedNot published+58.8 pp vs world
Benin197238.0%Not publishedNot published+26.2 pp vs world34.8%Not publishedNot published+23.2 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world72.7%Not publishedNot published+49.3 pp vs world
Benin197341.1%Not publishedNot published+27.9 pp vs world34.4%Not publishedNot published+21.5 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world75.5%Not publishedNot published+49.3 pp vs world
Benin197438.8%Not publishedNot published+22.7 pp vs world31.7%Not publishedNot published+15.6 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world70.5%Not publishedNot published+38.3 pp vs world
Benin197539.5%Not publishedNot published+24.3 pp vs world46.0%Not publishedNot published+30.8 pp vs world-6.5%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world85.5%Not publishedNot published+55.1 pp vs world
Benin197634.3%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world38.1%Not publishedNot published+22.3 pp vs world-3.8%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world72.5%Not publishedNot published+40.9 pp vs world
Benin197733.6%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world45.6%Not publishedNot published+29.5 pp vs world-12.0%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world79.1%Not publishedNot published+47.2 pp vs world
Benin197834.3%Not publishedNot published+18.8 pp vs world44.7%Not publishedNot published+29.0 pp vs world-10.4%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world79.0%Not publishedNot published+47.7 pp vs world
Benin197937.9%Not publishedNot published+21.0 pp vs world46.9%Not publishedNot published+29.7 pp vs world-9.0%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world84.8%Not publishedNot published+50.8 pp vs world
Benin198035.3%Not publishedNot published+17.0 pp vs world43.1%Not publishedNot published+24.5 pp vs world-7.8%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world78.5%Not publishedNot published+41.6 pp vs world
Benin198131.8%Not publishedNot published+13.7 pp vs world40.8%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world-9.1%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world72.6%Not publishedNot published+36.2 pp vs world
Benin198224.3%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world43.7%Not publishedNot published+26.4 pp vs world-19.4%Not publishedNot published-19.0 pp vs world68.1%Not publishedNot published+33.7 pp vs world
Benin198318.8%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world34.5%Not publishedNot published+17.7 pp vs world-15.6%Not publishedNot published-15.3 pp vs world53.3%Not publishedNot published+20.1 pp vs world
Benin198426.8%Not publishedNot published+9.9 pp vs world33.8%Not publishedNot published+16.6 pp vs world-7.0%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world60.5%Not publishedNot published+26.5 pp vs world
Benin198531.4%Not publishedNot published+14.8 pp vs world38.9%Not publishedNot published+22.2 pp vs world-7.5%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world70.2%Not publishedNot published+37.0 pp vs world
Benin198626.3%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world36.6%Not publishedNot published+20.6 pp vs world-10.3%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world63.0%Not publishedNot published+31.1 pp vs world
Benin198725.8%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world35.9%Not publishedNot published+19.3 pp vs world-10.1%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world61.7%Not publishedNot published+28.6 pp vs world
Benin198827.8%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world37.6%Not publishedNot published+20.5 pp vs world-9.8%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world65.4%Not publishedNot published+31.3 pp vs world
Benin198917.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world23.1%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world-5.9%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world40.3%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world
Benin199019.2%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world26.5%Not publishedNot published+7.4 pp vs world-7.4%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world45.7%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world
Benin199121.0%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world-9.3%Not publishedNot published-9.3 pp vs world51.3%Not publishedNot published+14.1 pp vs world
Benin199223.2%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world33.5%Not publishedNot published+14.1 pp vs world-10.3%Not publishedNot published-10.6 pp vs world56.7%Not publishedNot published+17.6 pp vs world
Benin199322.5%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world32.9%Not publishedNot published+14.6 pp vs world-10.5%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world55.4%Not publishedNot published+18.3 pp vs world
Benin199424.5%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world44.7%Not publishedNot published+25.8 pp vs world-20.2%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world69.3%Not publishedNot published+30.9 pp vs world
Benin199522.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world42.5%Not publishedNot published+22.4 pp vs world-20.2%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world64.8%Not publishedNot published+24.0 pp vs world
Benin199621.4%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world32.7%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world-11.3%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world54.1%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world
Benin199721.8%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world32.2%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world-10.4%Not publishedNot published-10.9 pp vs world54.0%Not publishedNot published+10.6 pp vs world
Benin199821.6%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world31.1%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world-9.4%Not publishedNot published-9.8 pp vs world52.7%Not publishedNot published+9.4 pp vs world
Benin199923.0%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world31.4%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world-8.4%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world54.4%Not publishedNot published+11.0 pp vs world
Benin200020.6%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world26.7%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world-6.1%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world47.3%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world
Benin200119.9%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world28.4%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world-8.5%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world48.3%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world
Benin200219.7%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world24.0%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world-4.3%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world43.8%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world
Benin200318.6%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world23.0%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world-4.3%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world41.6%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world
Benin200418.5%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world21.4%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world-2.9%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world39.9%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world
Benin200518.5%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world20.6%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world39.1%Not publishedNot published-14.6 pp vs world
Benin200618.1%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world21.7%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world-3.7%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world39.8%Not publishedNot published-17.0 pp vs world
Benin200722.0%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world27.1%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world-5.0%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world49.1%Not publishedNot published-9.3 pp vs world
Benin200822.1%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world25.6%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world-3.5%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world47.8%Not publishedNot published-13.4 pp vs world
Benin200919.9%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world24.8%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world-4.8%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world44.7%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world
Benin201023.1%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world28.4%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world-5.3%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world51.4%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world
Benin201120.8%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world-5.5%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world47.2%Not publishedNot published-12.6 pp vs world
Benin201223.9%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world-2.9%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world50.7%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world
Benin201327.6%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world31.6%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world-4.1%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world59.2%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
Benin201431.4%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world33.8%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world65.3%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world
Benin201524.7%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world32.0%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world-7.3%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world56.8%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world
Benin201627.6%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world31.4%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world-3.8%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world59.0%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world
Benin201730.5%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world32.9%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world63.5%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world
Benin201829.0%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world30.6%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world59.7%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world
Benin201929.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world29.6%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world58.6%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world
Benin202019.9%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world25.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world-5.1%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world44.8%Not publishedNot published-6.7 pp vs world
Benin202120.9%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world27.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world-6.2%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world48.1%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world
Benin202220.8%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world23.6%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world-2.8%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world44.4%Not publishedNot published-16.6 pp vs world
Benin202320.0%Not publishedNot published-9.0 pp vs world24.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world-4.7%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world44.7%Not publishedNot published-12.7 pp vs world
Benin202418.8%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world21.8%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world-3.0%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world40.6%Not publishedNot published-16.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024
Western Africa52.5%2024
World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest current activity at 26.8%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing26.8%
1970–1990+1.0 pp1990–2010-6.1 pp2010–2024-2.5 pp

World specialization: 6.29×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities12.6%
1970–1990-1.2 pp1990–2010+4.9 pp2010–2024-1.8 pp

World specialization: 0.60×

Construction6.6%
1970–1990-0.5 pp1990–2010+2.7 pp2010–2024+0.7 pp

World specialization: 1.14×

Trade, restaurants and hotels16.1%
1970–1990+0.0 pp1990–2010-0.4 pp2010–2024+0.5 pp

World specialization: 1.11×

Transport, storage and communication14.2%
1970–1990-0.1 pp1990–2010+2.1 pp2010–2024+4.7 pp

World specialization: 1.45×

Other activities23.8%
1970–1990+0.8 pp1990–2010-3.2 pp2010–2024-1.6 pp

World specialization: 0.53×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

A one-hundred-percent stacked area chart showing the changing share of six industries.0%25%50%75%100%1970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added
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Formation1970–1990

34.4% → 35.4%

Percentage-point change: +1.0 pp
Integration1990–2010

35.4% → 29.2%

Percentage-point change: -6.1 pp
Current era2010–2024

29.2% → 26.8%

Percentage-point change: -2.5 pp
How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing6.29×
Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.60×
Construction1.14×
Trade, restaurants and hotels1.11×
Transport, storage and communication1.45×
Other activities0.53×
Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table
Benin197034.4%Not publishedNot published+24.9 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-20.1 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world27.8%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world
Benin197134.3%Not publishedNot published+25.3 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published-20.4 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world28.3%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world
Benin197234.3%Not publishedNot published+25.6 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published-19.8 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world27.8%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world
Benin197333.2%Not publishedNot published+24.1 pp vs world11.0%Not publishedNot published-19.9 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world28.2%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world
Benin197428.6%Not publishedNot published+20.0 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-19.3 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world29.7%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world
Benin197527.4%Not publishedNot published+19.1 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-18.6 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world30.6%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world
Benin197632.6%Not publishedNot published+24.7 pp vs world10.0%Not publishedNot published-20.9 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world29.3%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world
Benin197732.5%Not publishedNot published+24.7 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published-20.9 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world29.5%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world
Benin197836.8%Not publishedNot published+29.3 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published-21.0 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world27.3%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world
Benin197935.2%Not publishedNot published+27.9 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published-20.2 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world27.4%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world
Benin198032.9%Not publishedNot published+26.0 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published-22.0 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world29.8%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world
Benin198132.6%Not publishedNot published+25.8 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published-20.3 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world7.7%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world
Benin198234.2%Not publishedNot published+27.4 pp vs world10.8%Not publishedNot published-19.0 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world27.9%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world
Benin198333.8%Not publishedNot published+26.9 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published-18.7 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world28.2%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world
Benin198433.9%Not publishedNot published+27.1 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published-17.3 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world27.2%Not publishedNot published-8.7 pp vs world
Benin198532.4%Not publishedNot published+26.0 pp vs world11.5%Not publishedNot published-17.2 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world28.3%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world
Benin198634.2%Not publishedNot published+28.3 pp vs world8.7%Not publishedNot published-19.0 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world16.9%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world29.3%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world
Benin198733.6%Not publishedNot published+28.2 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published-18.5 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world7.8%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world29.6%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world
Benin198834.6%Not publishedNot published+29.2 pp vs world9.3%Not publishedNot published-17.9 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world
Benin198935.4%Not publishedNot published+30.0 pp vs world9.4%Not publishedNot published-17.4 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world28.0%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world
Benin199035.4%Not publishedNot published+30.2 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published-17.0 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world28.6%Not publishedNot published-11.0 pp vs world
Benin199136.0%Not publishedNot published+31.3 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published-16.9 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world27.8%Not publishedNot published-12.4 pp vs world
Benin199234.8%Not publishedNot published+30.5 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published-15.6 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world27.7%Not publishedNot published-13.4 pp vs world
Benin199335.7%Not publishedNot published+31.5 pp vs world9.3%Not publishedNot published-15.4 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world7.6%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world28.0%Not publishedNot published-13.8 pp vs world
Benin199424.1%Not publishedNot published+20.1 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world8.3%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-22.7 pp vs world
Benin199523.7%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world24.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world8.2%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published-19.6 pp vs world
Benin199627.5%Not publishedNot published+23.4 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world7.2%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world20.3%Not publishedNot published-22.1 pp vs world
Benin199729.0%Not publishedNot published+25.0 pp vs world22.0%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world20.0%Not publishedNot published-22.8 pp vs world
Benin199831.8%Not publishedNot published+27.9 pp vs world19.4%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world19.4%Not publishedNot published-24.0 pp vs world
Benin199932.3%Not publishedNot published+28.7 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world19.9%Not publishedNot published-23.8 pp vs world
Benin200030.3%Not publishedNot published+26.9 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world6.9%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published-24.3 pp vs world
Benin200129.7%Not publishedNot published+26.3 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world19.8%Not publishedNot published-24.7 pp vs world
Benin200230.8%Not publishedNot published+27.4 pp vs world19.8%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published-26.2 pp vs world
Benin200329.3%Not publishedNot published+25.9 pp vs world19.9%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world19.7%Not publishedNot published-25.3 pp vs world
Benin200431.6%Not publishedNot published+28.1 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world17.4%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world19.9%Not publishedNot published-24.4 pp vs world
Benin200530.9%Not publishedNot published+27.6 pp vs world19.1%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world17.6%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world19.8%Not publishedNot published-24.4 pp vs world
Benin200631.4%Not publishedNot published+28.1 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world20.3%Not publishedNot published-23.6 pp vs world
Benin200730.8%Not publishedNot published+27.3 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world8.5%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world20.9%Not publishedNot published-22.7 pp vs world
Benin200830.4%Not publishedNot published+26.7 pp vs world14.9%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world10.7%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world21.8%Not publishedNot published-21.3 pp vs world
Benin200930.3%Not publishedNot published+26.5 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world24.4%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world
Benin201029.2%Not publishedNot published+25.2 pp vs world14.5%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published-18.5 pp vs world
Benin201128.4%Not publishedNot published+24.2 pp vs world14.1%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world24.5%Not publishedNot published-18.7 pp vs world
Benin201228.1%Not publishedNot published+23.9 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-10.7 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world23.6%Not publishedNot published-19.5 pp vs world
Benin201327.5%Not publishedNot published+23.1 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published-10.4 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world22.3%Not publishedNot published-21.0 pp vs world
Benin201428.0%Not publishedNot published+23.6 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-10.2 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published+4.5 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world23.1%Not publishedNot published-20.5 pp vs world
Benin201528.7%Not publishedNot published+24.2 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-9.5 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world17.9%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world11.9%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world23.7%Not publishedNot published-20.6 pp vs world
Benin201630.3%Not publishedNot published+25.9 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published-9.6 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world12.3%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world22.6%Not publishedNot published-22.2 pp vs world
Benin201731.1%Not publishedNot published+26.7 pp vs world11.6%Not publishedNot published-10.4 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world17.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world22.7%Not publishedNot published-21.7 pp vs world
Benin201831.9%Not publishedNot published+27.7 pp vs world11.4%Not publishedNot published-11.1 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world16.7%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published-21.7 pp vs world
Benin201932.0%Not publishedNot published+27.8 pp vs world10.4%Not publishedNot published-11.3 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world16.8%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-22.6 pp vs world
Benin202029.7%Not publishedNot published+25.1 pp vs world12.0%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world23.8%Not publishedNot published-21.8 pp vs world
Benin202131.4%Not publishedNot published+26.9 pp vs world11.8%Not publishedNot published-10.5 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world23.7%Not publishedNot published-20.3 pp vs world
Benin202229.6%Not publishedNot published+25.1 pp vs world12.2%Not publishedNot published-10.6 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world12.1%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world23.6%Not publishedNot published-19.6 pp vs world
Benin202328.1%Not publishedNot published+23.8 pp vs world12.5%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world15.6%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world13.4%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world23.8%Not publishedNot published-20.2 pp vs world
Benin202426.8%Not publishedNot published+22.5 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world16.1%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world23.8%Not publishedNot published-20.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 11.2% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Benin was 4.4 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share
11.2%
World specialization
0.72×
Latest year
2024
Manufacturing share of total gross value added across the full AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–20242621.216.511.87.11970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

8.8% → 7.5%

Percentage-point change: -1.2 pp
Integration1990–2010

7.5% → 13.3%

Percentage-point change: +5.8 pp
Current era2010–2024

13.3% → 11.2%

Percentage-point change: -2.0 pp
Share of total GVA11.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Share within parent activity89.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Real manufacturing growth8.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 26 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 121 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
Benin19708.8%Not publishedNot published-17.2 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19718.2%Not publishedNot published-17.3 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19728.7%Not publishedNot published-16.8 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world5.0%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19738.9%Not publishedNot published-16.7 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin197410.1%Not publishedNot published-15.0 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world24.4%Not publishedNot published+23.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19759.8%Not publishedNot published-14.4 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-8.5%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19768.1%Not publishedNot published-16.2 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world-9.2%Not publishedNot published-16.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19778.0%Not publishedNot published-16.1 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world-5.2%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19787.8%Not publishedNot published-16.3 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world-8.1%Not publishedNot published-11.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19798.7%Not publishedNot published-15.1 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19807.5%Not publishedNot published-15.5 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world-4.4%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19818.4%Not publishedNot published-14.1 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19828.8%Not publishedNot published-13.3 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world418.4%Not publishedNot published+420.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19838.7%Not publishedNot published-13.1 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+7.4 pp vs world-11.1%Not publishedNot published-13.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19849.7%Not publishedNot published-12.1 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world-6.3%Not publishedNot published-11.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19859.4%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world11.8%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19867.1%Not publishedNot published-14.8 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world-4.2%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19877.2%Not publishedNot published-14.5 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19887.5%Not publishedNot published-14.3 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published+13.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19897.7%Not publishedNot published-13.7 pp vs world81.4%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19907.5%Not publishedNot published-13.3 pp vs world78.9%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19917.4%Not publishedNot published-13.1 pp vs world81.0%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19928.1%Not publishedNot published-11.7 pp vs world84.2%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published+20.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin19937.8%Not publishedNot published-11.4 pp vs world83.6%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world-6.3%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199424.5%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world93.0%Not publishedNot published+14.7 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199522.9%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world94.2%Not publishedNot published+16.2 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199622.2%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world94.7%Not publishedNot published+18.2 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199721.0%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world95.1%Not publishedNot published+19.1 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199818.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world95.8%Not publishedNot published+19.0 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin199917.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world95.4%Not publishedNot published+19.4 pp vs world-4.5%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200018.0%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world96.0%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200118.6%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world96.3%Not publishedNot published+23.6 pp vs world9.2%Not publishedNot published+10.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200219.0%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world95.9%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200318.9%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world95.0%Not publishedNot published+23.5 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200417.6%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world94.7%Not publishedNot published+18.1 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-19.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200518.2%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world95.1%Not publishedNot published+21.2 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200617.5%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world95.1%Not publishedNot published+22.6 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200715.7%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world93.7%Not publishedNot published+21.3 pp vs world-4.1%Not publishedNot published-10.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200813.9%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world93.4%Not publishedNot published+23.4 pp vs world-12.5%Not publishedNot published-13.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin200913.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world93.1%Not publishedNot published+20.5 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201013.3%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world91.9%Not publishedNot published+21.1 pp vs world-0.4%Not publishedNot published-9.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201112.9%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world91.4%Not publishedNot published+22.1 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201211.7%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world87.1%Not publishedNot published+17.6 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201311.9%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world88.8%Not publishedNot published+18.9 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201411.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world86.6%Not publishedNot published+14.9 pp vs world8.6%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201510.9%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world85.4%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201610.8%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world89.7%Not publishedNot published+12.4 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201710.4%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world89.4%Not publishedNot published+13.3 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin201810.2%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world89.9%Not publishedNot published+14.9 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin20199.2%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world88.2%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world15.8%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin202010.6%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world88.8%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin202110.4%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world88.4%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin202210.8%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world88.6%Not publishedNot published+16.7 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin202311.1%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world88.9%Not publishedNot published+15.4 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world
Benin202411.2%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world89.0%Not publishedNot published+15.0 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa1.00×
Western Africa1.10×
World0.72×