Benin vs South Africa

Benin vs South Africa: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 8.1% a year in Benin and 1.1% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 7 percentage points, or 7.24 times that in South Africa.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs South Africa: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 8.1% a year in Benin and 1.1% a year in South Africa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 7 percentage points, or 7.24 times that in South Africa.
BeninSouth AfricaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2012, when it overtook South Africa.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 9 and South Africa ranked 120 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 6.7% a year and South Africa at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninSouth Africa
20258.11.1
20247.50.5
20236.40.8
20226.32.1
20217.24.9
20203.8-6.2
20197.10.3
20186.61.6
20175.61.2
20163.30.7
20151.81.3
20146.41.4
20137.22.5
20124.82.4
201133.2
20102.13
20092.3-1.5
20084.93.2
200765.4
20063.95.6
20051.75.3
20044.44.6
20033.42.9
20024.63.7
20015.32.7
20005.94.2
19994.42.4
199840.5
19975.72.6
19964.34.3
199563.1
199423.2
19935.81.2
19923-2.1
19914.2-1
19909-0.3
1989-2.82.4
19883.44.2
1987-2.12.1
19862.70
19854.3-1.2
19840.45.1
1983-2-1.8
19821.7-0.4
19811.95.4
19809.36.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninSouth Africa
202671
20276.81.3
20286.81.5
20296.71.7
20306.71.8
20316.71.8

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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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