National Institute of Statistics and Economic Analysis, Benin

National Accounts are the numerical, synthetic representation of the economic activity of a country during a given period, usually one year. The compilation of accounts follows three main phases: source processing, pre-arbitration, work on local stations and synthesis. At the end of the synthesis work we obtain two tables that are the Table Ressources Emploi (TRE) and the Table of Integrated Economic Accounts (TCEI). From the TAR we have the GDP according to the three perspectives (production, expenditure and income). From the GDP series emerge the country's economic growth rates.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is one of the major aggregates of national accounts.  As the main economic indicator of economic output produced within a given country, the GDP aims to quantify for a given country and year the total value of the "wealth production" performed by the agents. residents within this territory (households, businesses, public administrations).  GDP thus reflects a country's domestic economic activity and the change in GDP from one period to another is expected to measure its rate of economic growth.