Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin
Benin: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 27.22 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin is 27.22, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.8% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin peaked at 70.46 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.22, in 2021.
That places Benin 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.46 | 70.46 | 70.46 | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.14 | 37.18 | 68.41 | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.22 | 27.22 | 27.22 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Benin was 27.22 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 70.46 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.22 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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