Benin - Industry, value added (current US$)

The latest value for Industry, value added (current US$) in Benin was $2,549,723,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,549,723,000 in 2020 and $23,126,830 in 1961.

Definition: Industry corresponds to ISIC divisions 10-45 and includes manufacturing (ISIC divisions 15-37). It comprises value added in mining, manufacturing (also reported as a separate subgroup), construction, electricity, water, and gas. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 $23,132,960
1961 $23,126,830
1962 $23,150,070
1963 $29,124,030
1964 $29,122,740
1965 $23,140,080
1966 $34,250,590
1967 $34,949,310
1968 $35,467,450
1969 $36,590,890
1970 $39,046,960
1971 $45,170,530
1972 $56,987,410
1973 $72,106,230
1974 $94,758,470
1975 $109,411,500
1976 $90,164,740
1977 $94,183,650
1978 $130,087,900
1979 $158,282,900
1980 $172,588,400
1981 $166,688,800
1982 $191,718,800
1983 $168,212,400
1984 $179,422,800
1985 $174,659,400
1986 $161,773,200
1987 $193,201,100
1988 $217,026,700
1989 $191,813,200
1990 $244,082,000
1991 $238,027,500
1992 $215,774,300
1993 $277,885,100
1994 $213,152,400
1995 $290,563,200
1996 $313,247,900
1997 $306,690,400
1998 $308,518,500
1999 $663,611,700
2000 $660,221,800
2001 $792,135,300
2002 $891,552,300
2003 $1,164,284,000
2004 $1,268,970,000
2005 $1,419,506,000
2006 $1,488,208,000
2007 $1,593,878,000
2008 $1,728,575,000
2009 $1,745,114,000
2010 $1,717,225,000
2011 $1,939,496,000
2012 $1,889,205,000
2013 $2,158,541,000
2014 $2,180,201,000
2015 $1,865,961,000
2016 $1,856,152,000
2017 $1,918,913,000
2018 $2,088,295,000
2019 $2,347,653,000
2020 $2,549,723,000

Limitations and Exceptions: Ideally, industrial output should be measured through regular censuses and surveys of firms. But in most developing countries such surveys are infrequent, so earlier survey results must be extrapolated using an appropriate indicator. The choice of sampling unit, which may be the enterprise (where responses may be based on financial records) or the establishment (where production units may be recorded separately), also affects the quality of the data. Moreover, much industrial production is organized in unincorporated or owner-operated ventures that are not captured by surveys aimed at the formal sector. Even in large industries, where regular surveys are more likely, evasion of excise and other taxes and nondisclosure of income lower the estimates of value added. Such problems become more acute as countries move from state control of industry to private enterprise, because new firms and growing numbers of established firms fail to report. In accordance with the System of National Accounts, output should include all such unreported activity as well as the value of illegal activities and other unrecorded, informal, or small-scale operations. Data on these activities need to be collected using techniques other than conventional surveys of firms.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed in production, before accounting for consumption of fixed capital in production. The United Nations System of National Accounts calls for value added to be valued at either basic prices (excluding net taxes on products) or producer prices (including net taxes on products paid by producers but excluding sales or value added taxes). Both valuations exclude transport charges that are invoiced separately by producers. Total GDP is measured at purchaser prices. Value added by industry is normally measured at basic prices.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data for OECD countries are based on ISIC, revision 4.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts