Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Benin
Benin: Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP was 4.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Benin, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Benin stood at 4.26 %.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Benin peaked at 6.26 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.43 %, in 2016.
Benin ranks 47th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.26 % | — |
| 2011 | 4.82 % | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 2.54 % | -47.3% |
| 2013 | 3.13 % | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 3.29 % | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.55 % | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.43 % | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 4.29 % | +76.5% |
| 2018 | 5.3 % | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 4.76 % | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 4.14 % | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 4.53 % | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 4.21 % | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.31 % | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.26 % | -1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.26 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.3 %, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.26 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.9 %, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.04 % | 2.43 % | 6.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 % | 4.14 % | 4.53 % | 5 |
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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 crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Benin?
- Crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp in Benin was 4.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 % in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crops and livestock products — share of agricultural exports to gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crops and livestock products — Share of agricultural exports to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK