Benin's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) was US$1.46 billion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,856% from −US$83.04 million in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$1.46 billion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | US$381.8 million | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$83.04 million | 2010 |
| Highest | US$1.46 billion | 2020 |
| Lowest | −US$298.9 million | 1999 |
| Average since 2011 | US$851.9 million | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | −US$177.29 million |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Benin's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$29.72 million on 2019 (from US$1.43 billion to US$1.46 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +US$55.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$250.41 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$544.9 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$894.42 million in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$122.51 million a year. A straight line explains 59% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Benin had the 9th highest value of the 21 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Benin in the 2020 ranking
- Côte d'Ivoire — 5th of 21: US$11.31 billion
- Zambia — 6th of 21: US$3.95 billion
- Tajikistan — 7th of 21: US$1.56 billion
- Niger — 9th of 21: US$1.27 billion
- Togo — 10th of 21: US$930.31 million
- Mali — 11th of 21: US$565.43 million
What this measures
Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide and particulate emissions damage. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 31 values
| Year | Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,457,885,452 |
| 2019 | 1,428,166,644 |
| 2018 | 1,153,383,222 |
| 2017 | 746,849,558 |
| 2016 | 766,377,063 |
| 2015 | 381,796,856 |
| 2014 | 1,276,221,802 |
| 2013 | 899,691,785 |
| 2012 | 354,795,649 |
| 2011 | 53,877,666 |
Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$8.32 billion (2021)
- Botswana — US$1.42 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.17 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$526.77 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$450.97 million (2021)
- Cameroon — −US$712.9 million (2021)
- Comoros — US$70.49 million (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$5.82 billion (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Benin
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.27 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.01 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.19 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.87% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.33 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$)?
- US$1.46 billion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 922.33% from −US$177.29 million in 1990. The highest value was US$1.46 billion in 2020 and the lowest −US$298.9 million in 1999.
- How does Benin rank?
- 9th highest of 21 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) unusual for Benin?
- In 2020, Benin's adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (current US$) rose US$29.72 million on 2019 (from US$1.43 billion to US$1.46 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2019), the average change was +US$55.36 million and a typical year strayed about US$250.41 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.SVNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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