Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin
Benin: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 43.67 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
43.67
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
57th
of 113 countries
All-time high
54.75
in 2015
All-time low
43.67
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003–2021
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin stood at 43.67. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin peaked at 54.75 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 43.67, in 2021.
That places Benin 57th 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 | 48.83 | 48.83 | 48.83 | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.3 | 47.24 | 54.75 | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.67 | 43.67 | 43.67 | 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Benin was 43.67 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 54.75 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.67 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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