Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 11.63 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin, 1984–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.63 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 12.13 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 1989.
Benin ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6.73 | — |
| 1985 | 7.06 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.02 | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 7.37 | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 6.76 | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 4.95 | -26.8% |
| 1990 | 5.43 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 6.17 | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 7.05 | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 7.58 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 8.07 | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 8.35 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.64 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.22 | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 9.22 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.87 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.36 | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 10.01 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 10.55 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.44 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.71 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 10.75 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.82 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12.13 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.33 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 11.71 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.22 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.91 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.63 | +6.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.63 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.54, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.81 | 4.95 | 8.02 | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.86 | 5.43 | 9.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.72 | 9.36 | 12.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.37 | 10.91 | 11.71 | 4 |
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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Benin was 11.63 in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.