Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Benin
Benin: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing was 20 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power in Benin, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Benin peaked at 20 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.19, in 1960.
That places Benin 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices … Purchasing in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.19 | — |
| 1961 | 6.44 | +4.0% |
| 1962 | 6.7 | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 6.97 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 7.25 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 7.54 | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 7.84 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 8.16 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 8.48 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 8.82 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 9.18 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 9.51 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 9.84 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 10.37 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 10.79 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 11.26 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 11.7 | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 11.97 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 12.23 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 12.43 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.91 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 13.43 | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 13.88 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 14.59 | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 14.75 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 14.84 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 14.77 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 14.77 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.85 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 14.84 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.83 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.77 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 14.72 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.68 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.63 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.64 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.72 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 14.78 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.85 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 14.88 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.81 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 14.82 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.89 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.91 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.99 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.04 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 15.1 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.06 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.27 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 15.39 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.85 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 15.95 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.18 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 16.39 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 16.87 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.14 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 17.81 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 18.23 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 19.21 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 20 | +4.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 20 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.34, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 20 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.62, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.44 | 6.19 | 8.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.93 | 9.18 | 12.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.36 | 12.91 | 14.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.75 | 14.63 | 14.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.03 | 14.81 | 15.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 | 15.85 | 20 | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Benin?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power in Benin was 20 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20 in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power?
- Benin ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017. 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.