Adjusted net savings per capita in Benin
Benin: Adjusted net savings per capita was 138.25 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Benin, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net savings per capita in Benin stood at 138.25 current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1,143.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Benin peaked at 139.61 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -30.01 current US$, in 1996.
Benin ranks 109th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -12.66 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -9.27 current US$ | -26.8% |
| 1992 | -21.4 current US$ | +130.9% |
| 1993 | -19.82 current US$ | -7.4% |
| 1994 | -17.4 current US$ | -12.2% |
| 1995 | -23.82 current US$ | +36.9% |
| 1996 | -30.01 current US$ | +26.0% |
| 1997 | -23.25 current US$ | -22.5% |
| 1998 | -24.36 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 1999 | -27.19 current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2000 | -19.77 current US$ | -27.3% |
| 2001 | -7.5 current US$ | -62.1% |
| 2002 | 3.71 current US$ | -149.5% |
| 2003 | -3.38 current US$ | -191.1% |
| 2004 | 16.86 current US$ | -598.8% |
| 2005 | 13.62 current US$ | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 14.72 current US$ | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 31.44 current US$ | +113.6% |
| 2008 | 26.89 current US$ | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 10.71 current US$ | -60.2% |
| 2010 | 11.12 current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 26.71 current US$ | +140.2% |
| 2012 | 55.81 current US$ | +108.9% |
| 2013 | 107.21 current US$ | +92.1% |
| 2014 | 139.61 current US$ | +30.2% |
| 2015 | 55.78 current US$ | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 89.23 current US$ | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 87.32 current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 120.02 current US$ | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 138.1 current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 138.25 current US$ | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 138.25 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 165.73 current US$, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 138.25 current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +598.8% | -3.38 current US$ | 16.86 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -20.92 current US$ | -30.01 current US$ | -9.27 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.73 current US$ | -19.77 current US$ | 31.44 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.09 current US$ | 11.12 current US$ | 139.61 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 138.25 current US$ | 138.25 current US$ | 138.25 current US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Benin?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Benin was 138.25 current US$ in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 139.61 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.01 current US$ in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Benin ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,143.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.