Benin: GDP per capita (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Benin's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 43,141 on 2024 (from 783,227 to 826,368).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11,282 and a typical year strayed about 11,227 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 43,141 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 32,608 in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 24,694 a year. A straight line explains 98% 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 2025, Benin had the 34th highest value of the 186 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 2025 ranking

• Albania — 31st of 186: 904,310
• Cameroon — 32nd of 186: 886,421
• Kazakhstan — 33rd of 186: 874,892
• Madagascar — 35th of 186: 757,514
• Congo, Rep. — 36th of 186: 745,989
• Norway — 37th of 186: 715,377

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 66 values

GDP per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• Angola — 431,776 (2025)
• Botswana — 76,974 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 465,264 (2025)
• Burundi — 173,562 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 466,711 (2025)
• Cameroon — 886,421 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 151,419 (2025)
• Chad — 493,018 (2025)
• Comoros — 545,354 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 164,071 (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 745,989 (2025)

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$14.33 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Benin's GDP per capita (constant LCU)?

826,368 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 113.1% from 387,783 in 1960 (1.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 826,368 in 2025 and the lowest 373,303 in 1962.

How does Benin rank?

34th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Benin?

In 2025, Benin's GDP per capita (constant LCU) rose 43,141 on 2024 (from 783,227 to 826,368). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11,282 and a typical year strayed about 11,227 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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