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$)
1960 226195578.4345
1961 235668220.5082
1962 236434954.03858
1963 253927697.25805
1964 269819005.87814
1965 289908680.42639
1966 302925235.152
1967 306221953.10491
1968 326323105.26476
1969 330748244.53957
1970 333627713.49444
1971 335073027.54117
1972 410331856.99122
1973 504376074.18571
1974 554654860.70258
1975 676870140.34153
1976 698408261.92224
1977 750049778.84069
1978 928843469.43173
1979 1186231019.8204
1980 1405251846.5405
1981 1291120188.431
1982 1267778670.359
1983 1095348199.4391
1984 1051134008.7898
1985 1045712789.1488
1986 1336102025.2776
1987 1562412227.9006
1988 1620246083.7948
1989 1502294416.1713
1990 1959965330.1477
1991 1986437796.5305
1992 1695315305.7031
1993 2274558082.7614
1994 1598075943.8677
1995 2169627137.9207
1996 2361116449.3931
1997 2268301646.4671
1998 2455092686.3471
1999 3677393998.7449
2000 3519991440.4791
2001 3666222635.1388
2002 4194342686.2178
2003 5349258094.4824
2004 6190270380.4986
2005 6567654954.389
2006 7034111314.8881
2007 8169048382.8387
2008 9787734526.2397
2009 9738626517.0032
2010 9535345015.7836
2011 10693321363.657
2012 11141358115.899
2013 12517845123.931
2014 13284527846.908
2015 11388160997.109
2016 11821065852.127
2017 12701655845.961
2018 14262408079.701
2019 14390708756.988
2020 15686741893.519
2021 17687623534.667
2022 17396792699.549

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