Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.344 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.344 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 0.476 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.344, in 2021.
Benin ranks 55th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.3858 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4344 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.476 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3795 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.344 | -9.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.344 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.344 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 91% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3858 | 0.3858 | 0.3858 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.43 | 0.3795 | 0.476 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.344 | 0.344 | 0.344 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,356 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 0.344 in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.476 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.344 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.