Benin's gni per capita rose from US$330 in 1996 to US$1,600 in 2025.
Benin · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
154th of 181 · 21st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $1,420 in 1996 to intl $4,760 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
109th of 129 · 17th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$631.6 in 1996 to US$895.2 in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
44th of 81 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Benin's gini index fell from 38.6 in 2003 to 34.4 in 2021.
Benin's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.1 % in 2003 to 27.2 % in 2021.
Benin's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.0 % in 2003 to 7.6 % in 2021.
Poverty
Benin's extreme poverty fell from 70.5 % in 2003 to 27.2 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
58th of 73 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Benin's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 38.5 % in 2018 to 36.2 % in 2021.
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