Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Benin, 1984–2013
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Benin ranks 63rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 1988 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +51.5% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -35.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 60 Sierra Leone 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Armenia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 62 Rwanda 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 64 Burkina Faso 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 65 Equatorial Guinea 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 66 Estonia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
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, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Benin was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.