Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Benin
Benin: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5324 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Benin stood at 0.5324. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Benin peaked at 0.624 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5324, in 2021.
That places Benin 46th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5626 | 0.5626 | 0.5626 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5988 | 0.5642 | 0.624 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5324 | 0.5324 | 0.5324 | 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% (2013)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.573 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2391 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Benin?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Benin was 0.5324 in 2021, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.624 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5324 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Benin ranks 46th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.