Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Benin
Benin: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 99.7% for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Benin peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2018.
Benin ranks 23rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day … 2011 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.9% | — |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 99.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.8%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Benin?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) in Benin was 99.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices)?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $30 per day.