ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin
Benin: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin peaked at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Benin ranks 23rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -31.2% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP | 6 |
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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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Benin was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.