Benin - GDP per capita

GDP per capita (current US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (current US$) in Benin was $1,291.04 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,291.41 in 2014 and $93.02 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1960 $93.02
1961 $95.57
1962 $94.46
1963 $99.86
1964 $104.34
1965 $110.13
1966 $112.94
1967 $111.95
1968 $116.90
1969 $116.03
1970 $114.56
1971 $112.57
1972 $134.82
1973 $161.99
1974 $174.01
1975 $207.30
1976 $208.66
1977 $218.45
1978 $263.58
1979 $327.82
1980 $378.04
1981 $337.98
1982 $322.78
1983 $271.13
1984 $252.87
1985 $244.41
1986 $303.35
1987 $344.50
1988 $346.74
1989 $311.68
1990 $393.69
1991 $385.75
1992 $317.96
1993 $411.93
1994 $279.67
1995 $367.39
1996 $387.43
1997 $361.10
1998 $379.44
1999 $551.82
2000 $512.67
2001 $518.07
2002 $574.93
2003 $711.29
2004 $798.74
2005 $822.79
2006 $856.05
2007 $966.20
2008 $1,125.43
2009 $1,088.76
2010 $1,036.54
2011 $1,130.27
2012 $1,145.14
2013 $1,251.21
2014 $1,291.41
2015 $1,076.80
2016 $1,087.29
2017 $1,136.59
2018 $1,241.83
2019 $1,219.52
2020 $1,291.04

GDP per capita (current LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (current LCU) in Benin was 743,105 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 743,105 in 2020 and a minimum value of 22,809 in 1960.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 22,809
1961 23,440
1962 23,145
1963 24,467
1964 25,566
1965 26,989
1966 27,747
1967 27,540
1968 28,939
1969 30,162
1970 31,664
1971 30,997
1972 33,978
1973 36,105
1974 41,886
1975 44,427
1976 49,859
1977 53,670
1978 59,479
1979 69,735
1980 79,873
1981 91,839
1982 106,067
1983 103,318
1984 110,493
1985 109,805
1986 105,052
1987 103,536
1988 103,275
1989 99,428
1990 107,187
1991 108,824
1992 111,485
1993 116,642
1994 155,272
1995 183,381
1996 198,192
1997 210,763
1998 223,852
1999 339,631
2000 364,105
2001 379,431
2002 398,836
2003 412,472
2004 421,208
2005 433,820
2006 447,225
2007 462,458
2008 501,940
2009 512,036
2010 512,871
2011 532,640
2012 584,659
2013 617,972
2014 637,643
2015 636,615
2016 644,333
2017 659,971
2018 689,768
2019 714,528
2020 743,105

GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for GDP per capita (constant 2010 US$) in Benin was 1,214.66 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,214.66 in 2020 and 657.09 in 1962.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 679.02
1961 690.62
1962 657.09
1963 677.36
1964 710.37
1965 734.79
1966 746.93
1967 740.32
1968 753.27
1969 758.88
1970 758.39
1971 730.92
1972 760.77
1973 771.20
1974 778.52
1975 722.77
1976 711.30
1977 727.99
1978 718.19
1979 745.13
1980 774.55
1981 828.70
1982 824.01
1983 766.29
1984 803.80
1985 839.75
1986 833.44
1987 797.27
1988 800.14
1989 753.57
1990 795.07
1991 801.15
1992 796.64
1993 814.13
1994 802.61
1995 823.55
1996 832.56
1997 854.04
1998 861.99
1999 881.62
2000 905.83
2001 925.72
2002 939.66
2003 942.92
2004 955.53
2005 943.63
2006 952.83
2007 981.46
2008 1,000.85
2009 995.69
2010 988.61
2011 989.77
2012 1,008.77
2013 1,051.55
2014 1,087.72
2015 1,076.80
2016 1,082.45
2017 1,112.82
2018 1,155.31
2019 1,201.56
2020 1,214.66

GDP per capita (constant LCU)

The value for GDP per capita (constant LCU) in Benin was 718,121 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 718,121 in 2020 and a minimum value of 388,481 in 1962.

Definition: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 401,446
1961 408,305
1962 388,481
1963 400,462
1964 419,977
1965 434,416
1966 441,596
1967 437,685
1968 445,339
1969 448,660
1970 448,371
1971 432,128
1972 449,776
1973 455,941
1974 460,267
1975 427,312
1976 420,529
1977 430,394
1978 424,605
1979 440,532
1980 457,924
1981 489,936
1982 487,166
1983 453,040
1984 475,217
1985 496,469
1986 492,737
1987 471,353
1988 473,053
1989 445,519
1990 470,056
1991 473,650
1992 470,985
1993 481,324
1994 474,510
1995 486,892
1996 492,217
1997 504,920
1998 509,617
1999 521,224
2000 535,535
2001 547,294
2002 555,539
2003 557,465
2004 564,923
2005 557,885
2006 563,325
2007 580,248
2008 591,715
2009 588,666
2010 584,478
2011 585,162
2012 596,394
2013 621,690
2014 643,073
2015 636,615
2016 639,958
2017 657,911
2018 683,035
2019 710,377
2020 718,121

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in Benin was 3,505 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,505 in 2020 and 1,259 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current international dollars based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,259
1991 1,311
1992 1,334
1993 1,395
1994 1,405
1995 1,472
1996 1,515
1997 1,582
1998 1,615
1999 1,675
2000 1,760
2001 1,838
2002 1,895
2003 1,937
2004 2,016
2005 2,053
2006 2,135
2007 2,258
2008 2,348
2009 2,354
2010 2,364
2011 2,416
2012 2,498
2013 2,670
2014 2,833
2015 2,887
2016 3,005
2017 3,045
2018 3,237
2019 3,426
2020 3,505

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $)

The latest value for GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2011 international $) in Benin was 3,323 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,323 in 2020 and 2,175 in 1990.

Definition: GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as the U.S. dollar has in the United States. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant 2011 international dollars.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 2,175
1991 2,192
1992 2,180
1993 2,227
1994 2,196
1995 2,253
1996 2,278
1997 2,337
1998 2,358
1999 2,412
2000 2,478
2001 2,533
2002 2,571
2003 2,580
2004 2,614
2005 2,582
2006 2,607
2007 2,685
2008 2,738
2009 2,724
2010 2,705
2011 2,708
2012 2,760
2013 2,877
2014 2,976
2015 2,946
2016 2,961
2017 3,045
2018 3,161
2019 3,287
2020 3,323

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts