Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin
Benin: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2023.
The figure is down 25.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin peaked at 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Benin ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +203.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.3% |
| 2019 | 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 2020 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +203.5% | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Japan 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 Botswana 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Algeria 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 185 Papua New Guinea 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 186 Liberia 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 187 Myanmar 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Benin was 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.