Savings share of GDP in Benin

Gross savings in Benin were equal to 30.3% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1974.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1974 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2023 30.3% % of GDP
Change from 2022 +1.7percentage points 2022: 28.6%
World, 2023 26.2% Official aggregate

Savings share of GDP in Benin over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 – 26.0%
2023 30.3% 26.2%
2022 28.6% 27.2%
2021 22.8% 27.1%
2020 21.6% 25.7%
2019 22.2% 26.5%
2018 20.3% 26.6%
2017 18.3% 26.4%
2016 18.0% 25.8%
2015 14.1% 26.3%
2014 18.6% 26.7%
2013 16.3% 26.4%
2012 13.5% 26.7%
2011 12.1% 26.8%
2010 11.4% 26.5%
2009 11.5% 25.3%
2008 12.6% 27.4%
2007 14.0% 28.2%
2006 12.5% 28.2%
2005 12.2% 27.1%
2004 13.3% 26.6%
2003 11.4% 25.4%
2002 13.6% 25.0%
2001 13.3% 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 28.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 16.3%, the figure has changed by +14.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 26.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1974 to 2023 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices