Tax revenues vs income inequality in Benin
Benin: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 11.63 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
11.63
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
147th
of 186 countries
All-time high
12.13
in 2008
All-time low
4.95
in 1989
Years of data
30
1984–2013
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Benin, 1984–2013
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.63 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2013.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Benin peaked at 12.13 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.95, in 1989.
Benin ranks 147th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
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
- 144 Cambodia 11.95 compare
- 145 Turkmenistan 11.92 compare
- 146 Guinea 11.88 compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 11.48 compare
- 149 Liberia 11.48
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.48 compare
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, 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)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 12.66 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Benin?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Benin was 11.63 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Benin ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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