Benin vs Chad

Benin vs Chad: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 5% a year in Chad in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Chad.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs Chad: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 5% a year in Chad in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.49 times that in Chad.
BeninChadIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Chad.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 6.7% a year and Chad at 5.3% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninChad
20258.15.1
20247.55
20236.45
20226.34.7
20217.22
20203.80
20197.15.9
20186.65.2
20175.6-2.1
20163.3-3.7
20151.83.2
20146.42.3
20137.22.9
20124.88.9
201134.6
20102.113.8
20092.3-1.3
20084.93.1
200764.4
20063.9-0.5
20051.77.5
20044.433.6
20033.414.7
20024.68.5
20015.311.7
20005.9-0.9
19994.4-0.7
199847
19975.75.7
19964.32.1
19956-0.8
199425.5
19935.8-2.1
199232.4
19914.210.4
199093.2
1989-2.82
19883.47.5
1987-2.13.6
19862.76
19854.37.9
19840.45.3
1983-215.7
19821.75.4
19811.9-10.8
19809.3-6
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninChad
202674.5
20276.85.4
20286.84.6
20296.75.1
20306.75.4
20316.75.3

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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