Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Benin
Benin: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.0131 trips per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Benin, 1999–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0131 trips per person for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0131 trips per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 trips per person, in 2000.
Benin ranks 140th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0034 trips per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0026 trips per person | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 trips per person | +273.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 trips per person | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 trips per person | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 trips per person | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 trips per person | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0116 trips per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 trips per person | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 trips per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 trips per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 trips per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0112 trips per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 trips per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 trips per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0131 trips per person | +20.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0131 trips per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0207 trips per person, 63% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0131 trips per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0152 trips per person, 86% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 | +273.5% | 0.0026 trips per person | 0.0098 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 trips per person | 0.0034 trips per person | 0.0034 trips per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0081 trips per person | 0.0026 trips per person | 0.0112 trips per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 trips per person | 0.0104 trips per person | 0.0116 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 trips per person | 0.0131 trips per person | 0.0131 trips per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- 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, per capita in Benin?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Benin was 0.0131 trips per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 trips per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 trips per person in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.