Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita (Agriculture) in Benin
Benin: Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita (Agriculture) was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 22.9% for agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 46.2% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2025.
That places Benin 31st out of 203 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 as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita (Agriculture) 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 as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita (Agriculture) 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
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 22.9% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture as a share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture includes the cultivation of crops and livestock production, as well as forestry, hunting, and fishing. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.