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GDP per capita — Benin

Latest available year: 2025 · Data available from 1960 Latest is based on data available for Benin.

What this indicator means: Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. Frequency: annual · Unit: current US$ per person.

Historical time seriesChoose the period for Benin. Missing years are shown as gaps rather than connected data.

GDP per capita in Benin

1960–2025 · current US$ per person

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1,7841,4201,056692328-36 current US$ per person 196019731986199920122025
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Source & methodology

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · View original source

World Bank World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are imported as published; null observations are excluded.

Status: verified · Last updated: 2026-09-12 17:02:20

First value901960
Latest value1,6582025
Change over period+1,745.46%1960 to 2025
Observations66complete annual series

Understanding GDP per capita in Benin

Gross domestic product divided by midyear population. AfriFacto presents the available historical observations so readers can understand the direction, scale and changes in gdp per capita over time. Where a source does not report a year, AfriFacto leaves that year as missing rather than estimating a value.

Historical data table

YearGDP per capitaSourceStatus
20251,658 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20241,485 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20231,394 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20221,266 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20211,319 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20201,200 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20191,131 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20181,152 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20171,055 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20161,011 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20151,002 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20141,204 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20131,169 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20121,072 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20111,059 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2010973 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20091,024 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
20081,061 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2007912 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2006809 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2005779 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2004759 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2003676 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2002546 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2001492 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
2000487 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1999525 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1998362 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1997345 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1996369 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1995348 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1994262 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1993387 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1992302 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1991365 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1990371 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1989293 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1988326 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1987324 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1986286 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1985230 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1984239 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1983256 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1982305 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1981320 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1980358 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1979311 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1978250 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1977207 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1976198 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1975196 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1974165 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1973154 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1972128 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1971107 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1970109 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1969110 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1968111 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1967107 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1966108 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1965105 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
1964100 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196396 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196291 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196192 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified
196090 current US$ per personWorld Bank — World Development Indicatorsverified

African GDP per capita ranking 2025 · current US$ per person

The ranking uses the selected year. Countries without an observation for that year are omitted.

RankCountryGDP per capitaYear
1Benin1,6582025
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West Africa · Latest imported 2025

GDP per capita1,658.27current US$ per person
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