Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin
Benin: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 12.84 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
12.84
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
72nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
17.51
in 2015
All-time low
12.84
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003–2021
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin stood at 12.84. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin peaked at 17.51 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.84, in 2021.
That places Benin 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.35 | 16.35 | 16.35 | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.76 | 14.43 | 17.51 | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.84 | 12.84 | 12.84 | 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)
- 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 revenues vs income inequality 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.573 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin was 12.84 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.84 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Benin ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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