Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Benin
Benin: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 19.73 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Benin is 19.73, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Benin peaked at 21.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.92, in 2000.
Benin ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.92 | — |
| 2001 | 7.98 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.76 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 10.89 | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 11.92 | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 11.69 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.15 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 12.94 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 12.37 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 12.6 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.75 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 14.13 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 13.69 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.28 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 15.07 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 14.06 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 18.13 | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.47 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 18.57 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6 | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 21.29 | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 18.55 | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 19.73 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.92 | 7.92 | 12.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.87 | 12.75 | 19.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.79 | 18.55 | 21.29 | 4 |
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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 out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Benin?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Benin was 19.73 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.29 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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