Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Benin
Benin: Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient was 2,142 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data in Benin, 1820–2017
Source: Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Benin is 2,142, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Benin peaked at 2,142 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,122, in 1850.
Benin ranks 136th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1,280 | — |
| 1850 | 1,122 | -12.3% |
| 1870 | 1,385 | +23.4% |
| 1890 | 1,331 | -3.9% |
| 1910 | 1,386 | +4.2% |
| 1929 | 1,260 | -9.1% |
| 1950 | 1,627 | +29.1% |
| 1960 | 1,468 | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 1,543 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,691 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 1,811 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1,909 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 1,876 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1,855 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,142 | +15.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2,142 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,205, 51% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2,142 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,331, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1,280 | 1,280 | 1,280 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1,122 | 1,122 | 1,122 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1,385 | 1,385 | 1,385 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1,331 | 1,331 | 1,331 | 1 |
| 1910s | 1,386 | 1,386 | 1,386 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1,260 | 1,260 | 1,260 | 1 |
| 1950s | 1,627 | 1,627 | 1,627 | 1 |
| 1960s | 1,468 | 1,468 | 1,468 | 1 |
| 1970s | 1,543 | 1,543 | 1,543 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,691 | 1,691 | 1,691 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1,811 | 1,811 | 1,811 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,892 | 1,876 | 1,909 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,998 | 1,855 | 2,142 | 2 |
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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Benin?
- Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data in Benin was 2,142 in 2017, according to Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,142 in 2017.
- What is the lowest use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,122 in 1850.
- How does Benin rank for use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data?
- Benin ranks 136th out of 160 countries with data for 2017.
- Is use of interpolation and extrapolation on original gini coefficient data rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Various sources (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In order to produce global estimates of historical poverty trends we have interpolated or extrapolated inequality data for missing observations. Green indicates observations of the Gini coefficient available in the original source.