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GDP growth rate in Benin

Latest: 8.1%
Previous: 7.5%
Change: +0.62 (+8.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Benin
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	3.6%
Dec 31, 1967	1.1%
Dec 31, 1968	3.8%
Dec 31, 1969	2.9%
Dec 31, 1970	2.1%
Dec 31, 1971	-1.5%
Dec 31, 1972	6.4%
Dec 31, 1973	3.7%
Dec 31, 1974	3.3%
Dec 31, 1975	-4.9%
Dec 31, 1976	0.9%
Dec 31, 1977	5.0%
Dec 31, 1978	1.3%
Dec 31, 1979	6.5%
Dec 31, 1980	6.8%
Dec 31, 1981	10.0%
Dec 31, 1982	2.2%
Dec 31, 1983	-4.3%
Dec 31, 1984	7.9%
Dec 31, 1985	7.5%
Dec 31, 1986	2.2%
Dec 31, 1987	-1.5%
Dec 31, 1988	3.4%
Dec 31, 1989	-2.9%
Dec 31, 1990	9.0%
Dec 31, 1991	4.2%
Dec 31, 1992	3.0%
Dec 31, 1993	5.8%
Dec 31, 1994	2.0%
Dec 31, 1995	6.0%
Dec 31, 1996	4.3%
Dec 31, 1997	5.7%
Dec 31, 1998	4.0%
Dec 31, 1999	5.3%
Dec 31, 2000	5.9%
Dec 31, 2001	5.3%
Dec 31, 2002	4.6%
Dec 31, 2003	3.4%
Dec 31, 2004	4.4%
Dec 31, 2005	1.7%
Dec 31, 2006	3.9%
Dec 31, 2007	6.0%
Dec 31, 2008	4.9%
Dec 31, 2009	2.3%
Dec 31, 2010	2.1%
Dec 31, 2011	3.0%
Dec 31, 2012	4.8%
Dec 31, 2013	7.2%
Dec 31, 2014	6.4%
Dec 31, 2015	1.8%
Dec 31, 2016	3.3%
Dec 31, 2017	5.7%
Dec 31, 2018	6.7%
Dec 31, 2019	6.9%
Dec 31, 2020	3.8%
Dec 31, 2021	7.2%
Dec 31, 2022	6.3%
Dec 31, 2023	6.4%
Dec 31, 2024	7.5%
Dec 31, 2025	8.1%

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