Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Benin
Benin: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per was 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Benin stood at 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Benin peaked at 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Benin 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3887 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3412 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2505 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2697 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2775 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2806 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2711 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4355 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3633 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3378 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2698 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2585 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 28 Tajikistan 0.2305 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Pakistan 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.2298 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Madagascar 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Nepal 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Benin?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per in Benin was 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4619 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current us$), per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.