Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 171,300 trips in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin, 1999–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Benin recorded 171,300 trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin peaked at 171,300 trips in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19,000 trips, in 2000.
That places Benin 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24,000 trips | — |
| 2000 | 19,000 trips | -20.8% |
| 2007 | 88,000 trips | +363.2% |
| 2008 | 103,000 trips | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 82,000 trips | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 103,000 trips | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 115,000 trips | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 121,000 trips | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 117,000 trips | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 118,400 trips | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 118,300 trips | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 127,300 trips | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 135,100 trips | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 134,400 trips | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 138,200 trips | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 171,300 trips | +24.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 171,300 trips is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 369,200 trips, 46% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 171,300 trips is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228,750 trips, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +363.2% | 19,000 trips | 88,000 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,000 trips | 24,000 trips | 24,000 trips | 1 |
| 2000s | 73,000 trips | 19,000 trips | 103,000 trips | 4 |
| 2010s | 122,770 trips | 103,000 trips | 138,200 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 171,300 trips | 171,300 trips | 171,300 trips | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Benin was 171,300 trips in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 171,300 trips in 2020.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 trips in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.