Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Benin
Benin: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 51.12 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
51.12
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
103rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
281.34
in 1978
All-time low
51.12
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Benin, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 51.12 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Benin peaked at 281.34 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 51.12, in 2019.
Benin ranks 103rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 246.92 | — |
| 1961 | 253.53 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 273.78 | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 269.73 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 269.24 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 266.06 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 267.24 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 260.1 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 257.14 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 253.14 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 258.48 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 262.28 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 247.34 | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 249.74 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 243.45 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 272.62 | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 279.22 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 273.99 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 281.34 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 264.68 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 251.22 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 247.56 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 230.88 | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 253.66 | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 237.7 | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 222.44 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 216.63 | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 219.92 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 214.61 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 216.02 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 198.13 | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 189.35 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 183.22 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 172.69 | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 168.7 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 153.25 | -9.2% |
| 1996 | 147.74 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 140.28 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 135.56 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 128.94 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 121.21 | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 115.15 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 110.59 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 107.06 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 103.07 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 101.65 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 98.21 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 92.42 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 89.28 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 87.95 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 88.74 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.73 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 74.62 | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 66.68 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 60.68 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 54.57 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 54.85 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 53.14 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 52.47 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 51.12 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.69 | 246.92 | 273.78 | 10 |
| 1970s | 263.31 | 243.45 | 281.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 231.06 | 214.61 | 253.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 161.79 | 128.94 | 198.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.66 | 87.95 | 121.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.86 | 51.12 | 88.74 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 100 Montenegro 51.55 compare
- 101 Burkina Faso 51.35 compare
- 102 Iceland 51.25 compare
- 104 Switzerland 50.98 compare
- 105 Hungary 50.87 compare
- 106 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.8 compare
More public sector data for Benin
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.66 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 154.11 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Benin?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Benin was 51.12 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 281.34 in 1978.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.12 in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Benin ranks 103rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.