Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin
Benin: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021. ▼ Falling
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin is 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 27.8% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin peaked at 3.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2021.
Benin ranks 28th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 25 Rwanda 1.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 1.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 27 Venezuela 1.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 29 Togo 1.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 30 Syria 1.01 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 31 Senegal 806.77 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% (2013)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.573 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2208 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2391 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3926 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Benin was 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2015.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 28th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.