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GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Benin

Benin: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.625 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 29.7%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.889 5 year moving average
in 2022
All-time low
0.222 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Benin, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.222 5 year moving average2005: 0.3 5 year moving average2006: 0.3 5 year moving average2007: 0.3 5 year moving average2008: 0.273 5 year moving average2009: 0.273 5 year moving average2010: 0.333 5 year moving average2011: 0.538 5 year moving average2012: 0.538 5 year moving average2013: 0.538 5 year moving average2014: 0.583 5 year moving average2015: 0.583 5 year moving average2016: 0.333 5 year moving average2017: 0.417 5 year moving average2018: 0.417 5 year moving average2019: 0.462 5 year moving average2020: 0.462 5 year moving average2021: 0.875 5 year moving average2022: 0.889 5 year moving average2023: 0.625 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Benin is 0.625 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 29.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Benin peaked at 0.889 5 year moving average in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.222 5 year moving average, in 2004.

That places Benin 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Benin, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.222 5 year moving average —
2005 0.3 5 year moving average +35.1%
2006 0.3 5 year moving average +0.0%
2007 0.3 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.273 5 year moving average -9.0%
2009 0.273 5 year moving average +0.0%
2010 0.333 5 year moving average +22.0%
2011 0.538 5 year moving average +61.6%
2012 0.538 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 0.538 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.583 5 year moving average +8.4%
2015 0.583 5 year moving average +0.0%
2016 0.333 5 year moving average -42.9%
2017 0.417 5 year moving average +25.2%
2018 0.417 5 year moving average +0.0%
2019 0.462 5 year moving average +10.8%
2020 0.462 5 year moving average +0.0%
2021 0.875 5 year moving average +89.4%
2022 0.889 5 year moving average +1.6%
2023 0.625 5 year moving average -29.7%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.625 5 year moving average is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.875 5 year moving average, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.625 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +89.4% 0.462 5 year moving average 0.875 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.278 5 year moving average 0.222 5 year moving average 0.3 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.4742 5 year moving average 0.333 5 year moving average 0.583 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7127 5 year moving average 0.462 5 year moving average 0.889 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 137 Algeria 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  2. 137 Belarus 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  3. 137 Brunei 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  4. 137 Burkina Faso 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  5. 137 Burundi 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  6. 137 Chad 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  7. 137 Congo 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  8. 137 Kiribati 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  9. 137 Liberia 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  10. 137 Madagascar 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  11. 137 Namibia 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  12. 137 Nauru 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  13. 137 Nepal 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  14. 137 Nicaragua 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  15. 137 Palau 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  16. 137 Russia 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  17. 137 Seychelles 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  18. 137 Somalia 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  19. 137 South Sudan 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  20. 137 Sudan 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  21. 137 Tajikistan 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  22. 137 Tonga 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  23. 137 Trinidad and Tobago 0.625 5 year moving average compare
  24. 137 Tuvalu 0.625 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Benin?
Goal 8: decent work and economic growth in Benin was 0.625 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.889 5 year moving average in 2022.
What is the lowest goal 8: decent work and economic growth recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.222 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Benin rank for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?
Benin ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 8: decent work and economic growth rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database