Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Benin
Benin: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 11.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Benin, 1984–2013
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.6% for tax revenue as share of gdp 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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Benin peaked at 12.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, 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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6.7% | — |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -26.8% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +6.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5%, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Benin?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Benin was 11.6% in 2013, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.