Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Benin
Benin: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita was 31.96 current US$ per person in 2023. β² Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita in Benin, 1974β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Benin stood at 31.96 current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Benin peaked at 46.67 current US$ per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.42 current US$ per person, in 1974.
That places Benin 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.07 current US$ per person | 5.42 current US$ per person | 9.33 current US$ per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 12.54 current US$ per person | 5.84 current US$ per person | 17.98 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.5 current US$ per person | 15.56 current US$ per person | 25.61 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2 current US$ per person | 17.53 current US$ per person | 35.72 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.49 current US$ per person | 26.9 current US$ per person | 46.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.21 current US$ per person | 31.96 current US$ per person | 35.28 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 171 South Sudan, Republic of 33.38 current US$ per person compare
- 172 Mozambique, Republic of 33.12 current US$ per person compare
- 173 Pakistan 32.09 current US$ per person compare
- 175 Sudan 30.81 current US$ per person compare
- 176 Zimbabwe 26.36 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Eritrea, The State of 24.08 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Benin
- Merchandise trade 36.4% (2025)
- Food imports 33.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 50.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 39.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 7.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.99 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 269.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.8946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Benin?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per capita in Benin was 31.96 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.67 current US$ per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 current US$ per person in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 174th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.