Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Benin
Benin: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day was 86.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 86.5% for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Benin peaked at 96.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 19th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.5% | — |
| 2011 | 94.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 88.1% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 86.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.2%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 86.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.9%, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 88.1% | 94.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ 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 $8.30 a day in Benin?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day in Benin was 86.5% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $8.30 a day rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $8.30 per day.