Foreign aid received, per capita in Benin
Benin: Foreign aid received, per capita was 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
63rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
98.35 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 1989
All-time low
0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received, per capita in Benin peaked at 98.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Benin ranks 63rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid received, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 5.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5995.9% |
| 1962 | 13.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +156.2% |
| 1963 | 14.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 55.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +290.1% |
| 1965 | 52.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 42.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 45.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 35.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1969 | 33.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 36.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 64.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +77.5% |
| 1972 | 38.3 constant 2024 US$ per person | -40.7% |
| 1973 | 42.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 47.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 64.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.2% |
| 1976 | 59.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 50.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 53.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 62.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 57.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 55.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 54.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 57.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 52.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 62.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 67.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 55.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 59.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 98.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +65.5% |
| 1990 | 83.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 77.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 76.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 75.58 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 62.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 60.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 59.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 51.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 44.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 46.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 58.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 65.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 48.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 2003 | 55.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 62.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 52.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 56.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 60.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 72.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 78.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 69.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 74.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 53.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 65.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 58.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 46.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 2016 | 51.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 66.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 52.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 54.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 89.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 67.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 67.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 73.66 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.24 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +5995.9% | 0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.14 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1964 | +290.1% | 14.18 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.32 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1962 | +156.2% | 5.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 13.18 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | 36.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 64.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 52.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 98.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 44.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 83.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.08 constant 2024 US$ per person | 48.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 78.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 46.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | 74.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | 67.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 89.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 60 Ghana 81.47 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 61 Mozambique 79.84 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 62 Tunisia 78.83 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 64 Yemen 75.58 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 75.02 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 66 Honduras 74.57 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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 foreign aid received, per capita in Benin?
- Foreign aid received, per capita in Benin was 78.82 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 98.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0844 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for foreign aid received, per capita?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 Foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received OECD (2026) – with major processing 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.
About this data
Foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.