Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Benin

Benin: Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
36th
of 172 countries
All-time high
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 1997
All-time low
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 1993
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Benin, 1970–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in 2019.

The figure is down 26.5% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Benin peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 1993.

Benin ranks 36th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970 to 2019.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1970 0 units per US$ of GDP
1971 0 units per US$ of GDP +0.1%
1972 0 units per US$ of GDP +18.0%
1973 0 units per US$ of GDP -22.8%
1974 0 units per US$ of GDP +30.3%
1975 0 units per US$ of GDP -7.4%
1976 0 units per US$ of GDP -6.8%
1977 0 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1978 0 units per US$ of GDP -18.1%
1979 0 units per US$ of GDP +30.8%
1980 0 units per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1981 0 units per US$ of GDP +15.4%
1982 0 units per US$ of GDP +46.1%
1983 0 units per US$ of GDP -37.2%
1984 0 units per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1985 0 units per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1986 0 units per US$ of GDP -19.7%
1987 0 units per US$ of GDP -9.7%
1988 0 units per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1989 0 units per US$ of GDP -6.8%
1990 0 units per US$ of GDP -38.0%
1991 0 units per US$ of GDP -2.5%
1992 0 units per US$ of GDP +27.1%
1993 0 units per US$ of GDP -26.0%
1994 0 units per US$ of GDP +329.4%
1995 0 units per US$ of GDP +1.9%
1996 0 units per US$ of GDP -11.2%
1997 0 units per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1998 0 units per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1999 0 units per US$ of GDP -49.0%
2000 0 units per US$ of GDP +37.6%
2001 0 units per US$ of GDP +5.7%
2002 0 units per US$ of GDP -22.6%
2003 0 units per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2004 0 units per US$ of GDP -20.2%
2005 0 units per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2006 0 units per US$ of GDP -26.6%
2007 0 units per US$ of GDP +50.4%
2008 0 units per US$ of GDP -25.9%
2009 0 units per US$ of GDP +72.8%
2010 0 units per US$ of GDP -39.8%
2011 0 units per US$ of GDP +18.0%
2012 0 units per US$ of GDP -3.0%
2013 0 units per US$ of GDP +26.5%
2014 0 units per US$ of GDP -29.3%
2015 0 units per US$ of GDP +80.1%
2016 0 units per US$ of GDP -23.4%
2017 0 units per US$ of GDP +52.7%
2018 0 units per US$ of GDP -19.2%
2019 0 units per US$ of GDP -26.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 33 Togo 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 34 Comoros 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 35 Lebanon 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 37 Hungary 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 38 Djibouti 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 39 Chile 0 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Benin?
Gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices in Benin was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1997.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1993.
How does Benin rank for gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices?
Benin ranks 36th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross fixed capital formation, general government, current prices rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
172 places, 7,597 data points, 1960–2019
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Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.