Economy · Real GDP growth (annual) · Benin
Benin’s real GDP growth (annual) rose to 8.1% y/y in 2025.
8.1% y/y
2025
Up 0.62 pp from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
8.1% y/y
What it is. Real GDP growth measures how much the volume of goods and services produced in Benin changes from one year to the next. Output is valued at constant prices, so inflation is removed and only the change in quantity remains. The figure comes from national accounts compiled by the country and carried by the World Bank. It says nothing about how income is shared between households or what production costs the environment.
Higher is better. Faster growth means the economy is producing more each year, which gives room for more work, higher earnings and larger tax receipts. Benin's latest figure is 8.1% y/y for 2025, up from 7.5% y/y a year earlier, a rise of 0.62 percentage points. Since 2016 the range runs from a low of 3.3% y/y in 2016 to a high of 8.1% y/y in 2025. The latest reading therefore sits at the top of its range for the period.
Why it matters. Output expanding at this pace gives firms growing demand and gives employers reason to hire. The state gains a wider base of activity to tax, which helps it fund public spending. How much each household feels depends on how the gains are shared and on price changes, so the next annual reading will show whether this pace holds.
| Period | Real GDP growth (annual) · Benin |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.3% y/y |
| 2017 | 5.7% y/y |
| 2018 | 6.7% y/y |
| 2019 | 6.9% y/y |
| 2020 | 3.8% y/y |
| 2021 | 7.2% y/y |
| 2022 | 6.3% y/y |
| 2023 | 6.4% y/y |
| 2024 | 7.5% y/y |
| 2025 | 8.1% y/y |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, Real GDP growth (annual), Benin, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/real-gdp-growth-annual/benin
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Annual growth of GDP at constant prices (World Bank national accounts). Quarterly national releases are a separate indicator.
Annual growth of GDP at constant prices (World Bank national accounts). Unit: % y/y. Quarterly national releases are a separate indicator.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.