Income share held by second 20% in Benin
Benin: Income share held by second 20% was 11.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Income share held by second 20% in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by second 20% in Benin is 11.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Benin peaked at 11.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2011.
Benin ranks 66th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.56 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,356 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.63 (2013)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.573 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.66 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.2208 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.2208 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.2391 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Benin?
- Income share held by second 20% in Benin was 11.9% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by second 20% recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Benin ranks 66th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by second 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.