Benin | GDP (current US$)
GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Limitations and exceptions: Gross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may not always be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially when production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock. While GDP estimates based on the production approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure side, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff review the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with international guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standards and actual practice. Many statistical offices, especially those in developing countries, face severe limitations in the resources, time, training, and budgets required to produce reliable and comprehensive series of national accounts statistics. Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of agricultural output is either not exchanged (because it is consumed within the household) or not exchanged for money. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed in production, before accounting for consumption of fixed capital in production. The United Nations System of National Accounts calls for value added to be valued at either basic prices (excluding net taxes on products) or producer prices (including net taxes on products paid by producers but excluding sales or value added taxes). Both valuations exclude transport charges that are invoiced separately by producers. Total GDP is measured at purchaser prices. Value added by industry is normally measured at basic prices.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source
Benin | GDP (current US$)
226195578.4345 1960
235668220.5082 1961
236434954.03858 1962
253927697.25805 1963
269819005.87814 1964
289908680.42639 1965
302925235.152 1966
306221953.10491 1967
326323105.26476 1968
330748244.53957 1969
333627713.49444 1970
335073027.54117 1971
410331856.99122 1972
504376074.18571 1973
554654860.70258 1974
676870140.34153 1975
698408261.92224 1976
750049778.84069 1977
928843469.43173 1978
1186231019.8204 1979
1405251846.5405 1980
1291120188.431 1981
1267778670.359 1982
1095348199.4391 1983
1051134008.7898 1984
1045712789.1488 1985
1336102025.2776 1986
1562412227.9006 1987
1620246083.7948 1988
1502294416.1713 1989
1959965330.1477 1990
1986437796.5305 1991
1695315305.7031 1992
2274558082.7614 1993
1598075943.8677 1994
2169627137.9207 1995
2361116449.3931 1996
2268301646.4671 1997
2455092686.3471 1998
3677393998.7449 1999
3519991440.4791 2000
3666222635.1388 2001
4194342686.2178 2002
5349258094.4824 2003
6190270380.4986 2004
6567654954.389 2005
7034111314.8881 2006
8169048382.8387 2007
9787734526.2397 2008
9738626517.0032 2009
9535345015.7836 2010
10693321363.657 2011
11141358115.899 2012
12517845123.931 2013
13284527846.908 2014
11388160997.109 2015
11821065852.127 2016
12701655845.961 2017
14262408079.701 2018
14390708756.988 2019
15686741893.519 2020
17687623534.667 2021
17396792699.549 2022
Benin | GDP (current US$)
GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Limitations and exceptions: Gross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may not always be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially when production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock. While GDP estimates based on the production approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure side, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff review the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with international guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standards and actual practice. Many statistical offices, especially those in developing countries, face severe limitations in the resources, time, training, and budgets required to produce reliable and comprehensive series of national accounts statistics. Among the difficulties faced by compilers of national accounts is the extent of unreported economic activity in the informal or secondary economy. In developing countries a large share of agricultural output is either not exchanged (because it is consumed within the household) or not exchanged for money. Statistical concept and methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) represents the sum of value added by all its producers. Value added is the value of the gross output of producers less the value of intermediate goods and services consumed in production, before accounting for consumption of fixed capital in production. The United Nations System of National Accounts calls for value added to be valued at either basic prices (excluding net taxes on products) or producer prices (including net taxes on products paid by producers but excluding sales or value added taxes). Both valuations exclude transport charges that are invoiced separately by producers. Total GDP is measured at purchaser prices. Value added by industry is normally measured at basic prices.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
63
Source