Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin
Benin: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 91.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin, 2003–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin stood at 91.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin peaked at 97.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2021.
That places Benin 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 97.8% | — |
| 2011 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | -0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 91.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 91.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.0%, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.3% | 96.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.7% | 91.7% | 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 poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Benin was 91.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.