Poverty & Inequality in Benin 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 unchanged 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 23.3% 88th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 53.6% 57th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.56 live births per woman 2023 down 15.8% 15th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,356 kg per hectare 2024 down 7.1% 148th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.6% 72nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 20.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,660.2% 16th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 2013 up 11.3% 148th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% 2013 up 11.3% 148th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2013 down 52.4% 63rd Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year 2013 up 771.7% 49th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -33.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 133.3% 130th Gender Inequality Index 0.573 2023 down 12.1% 18th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.7% 2023 up 7.7% 153rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2208 2023 down 10.0% 9th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2208 2023 down 10.0% 9th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2391 2023 down 7.4% 8th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% 2021 down 76.6% 19th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 50.0% 2021 down 37.7% 18th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 86.5% 2021 down 8.1% 19th Prosperity gap 7.7 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 50.0% 18th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3926 2023 — 39th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 16.2% 2021 down 62.4% 18th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 35.0% 2021 down 48.8% 20th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 44.0% 2021 down 33.0% 18th Population living in slums 64.0% 2022 down 7.9% 16th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.316 2023 — 156th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.316 2023 — 156th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.316 2023 — 156th Proportion of population below international poverty line 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 19th Three metrics of inequality 54.69 2021 down 12.6% 58th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5469 2021 down 12.6% 58th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 19.73 2023 up 38.2% 161st Income share held by second 20% 11.9% 2021 up 24.0% 66th Income share held by third 20% 16.1% 2021 up 20.1% 67th Income share held by fourth 20% 22.1% 2021 up 9.4% 66th Income share held by highest 20% 42.3% 2021 down 16.6% 59th Income share held by highest 10% 27.2% 2021 down 21.2% 57th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2021 up 24.0% 39th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.6% 2021 up 24.6% 48th Gini index 34.4 2021 down 20.7% 57th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 10.5% 2021 down 10.3% 78th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 1.06 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 down 68.7% 28th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 7.1% 2021 down 76.7% 19th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.5412 2024 down 44.4% 49th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5324 2021 down 12.5% 46th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5324 2021 down 12.5% 46th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.5% 2024 down 44.3% 47th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 2,142 2017 up 14.2% 136th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 43.7% 2021 down 15.9% 57th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 12.8% 2021 down 16.3% 72nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.344 2021 down 20.8% 55th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 3.72 million people 2021 down 46.6% 28th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 1.14 million people 2021 up 189.6% 102nd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 27.2% 2021 down 60.2% 18th Page 1 of 2 Next →