Real GDP growth in Benin
Real GDP in Benin changed by 8.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1990.
Benin, 2025
8.1%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
9th of 186
Real GDP growth in Benin over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.1% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 7.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Benin has the 9th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
GDP in US dollars
US$24.6 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$1,658 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$4,116 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$1,600 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
50.1%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
35.8%
2025 · World Bank