Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin
Benin: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 50 in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
50
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
18th
of 120 countries
All-time high
84.15
in 2003
All-time low
50
in 2021
Years of data
5
2003β2021
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin, 2003β2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin stood at 50. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin peaked at 84.15 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2021.
Benin ranks 18th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.15 | 84.15 | 84.15 | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.06 | 58.47 | 83.4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Benin was 50 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 84.15 in 2003.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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