Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin
Benin: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin is 22.9%, measured in 2025. 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 in Benin peaked at 46.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2025.
That places Benin 31st out of 206 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.2% | — |
| 1961 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 44.7% | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 43.7% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 45.5% | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 44.6% | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 42.1% | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 38.9% | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 38.5% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 36.3% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 34.4% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 34.2% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 33.6% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 31.5% | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 33.2% | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 31.9% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 34.5% | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 32.7% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 33.2% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 37.9% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 35.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 22.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 22.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -32.9% | 36.6% | 24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.6% | 38.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.5% | 30.5% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.8% | 31.5% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 24.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 25.3% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 22.9% | 28.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 28 Tajikistan 23.1% compare
- 29 Pakistan 23.0% compare
- 30 Nigeria 23.0% compare
- 32 Tanzania, United Republic of 22.9% compare
- 33 Madagascar 21.7% compare
- 34 Nepal 21.6% 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 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Benin was 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.