History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin
Benin: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 2,220 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2,220 2011 US$
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
123rd
of 145 countries
All-time high
2,220 2011 US$
in 2018
All-time low
1,400 2011 US$
in 1962
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin is 2,220 2011 US$, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 69 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin peaked at 2,220 2011 US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,400 2011 US$, in 1962.
That places Benin 123rd out of 145 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,627 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,597 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1952 | 1,565 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 1,492 2011 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1954 | 1,505 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 1,474 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 1,444 2011 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 1,414 2011 US$ | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 1,435 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 1,457 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 1,468 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1,482 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 1,400 2011 US$ | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 1,430 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 1,492 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1,532 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1,549 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 1,525 2011 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1,545 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1,551 2011 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,543 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,535 2011 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 1,640 2011 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 1,666 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1,733 2011 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 1,570 2011 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 1,548 2011 US$ | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1,570 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,519 2011 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 1,594 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1,691 2011 US$ | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 1,733 2011 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,862 2011 US$ | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 1,728 2011 US$ | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,809 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 1,886 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 1,867 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,782 2011 US$ | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 1,780 2011 US$ | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,715 2011 US$ | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1,811 2011 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,812 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,791 2011 US$ | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,792 2011 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,732 2011 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1,836 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 1,840 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,868 2011 US$ | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,863 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,882 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,909 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,928 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1,934 2011 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,920 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,924 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,876 2011 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,871 2011 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,905 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1,920 2011 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,889 2011 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,855 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1,836 2011 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,867 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,939 2011 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2,008 2011 US$ | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,055 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,080 2011 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 2,142 2011 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2,220 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,501 2011 US$ | 1,414 2011 US$ | 1,627 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,497 2011 US$ | 1,400 2011 US$ | 1,551 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,592 2011 US$ | 1,519 2011 US$ | 1,733 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,785 2011 US$ | 1,691 2011 US$ | 1,886 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,823 2011 US$ | 1,732 2011 US$ | 1,882 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,907 2011 US$ | 1,871 2011 US$ | 1,934 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,000 2011 US$ | 1,836 2011 US$ | 2,220 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Benin was 2,220 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,220 2011 US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,400 2011 US$ in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Benin ranks 123rd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]