Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Benin
Benin: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 255.94 million current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 255.94 million current US$ for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Benin peaked at 255.94 million current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.20 million current US$, in 1997.
Benin ranks 154th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79.10 million current US$ | — |
| 1997 | 56.20 million current US$ | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 64.20 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 94.40 million current US$ | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 77.40 million current US$ | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 85.50 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 94.50 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 107.90 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 120.90 million current US$ | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 107.70 million current US$ | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 121.60 million current US$ | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 206.30 million current US$ | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 236.40 million current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 131.40 million current US$ | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 149.40 million current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 201.00 million current US$ | +34.5% |
| 2012 | 174.00 million current US$ | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 193.00 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 153.00 million current US$ | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 148.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 129.00 million current US$ | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 160.00 million current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 175.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 240.86 million current US$ | +37.6% |
| 2020 | 202.45 million current US$ | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 246.59 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 243.40 million current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 255.94 million current US$ | +5.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 255.94 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 442.66 million current US$, 58% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 255.94 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 245.75 million current US$, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.47 million current US$ | 56.20 million current US$ | 94.40 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2000s | 128.96 million current US$ | 77.40 million current US$ | 236.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.33 million current US$ | 129.00 million current US$ | 240.86 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 237.10 million current US$ | 202.45 million current US$ | 255.94 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 151 Brunei 299.48 million current US$
- 152 Turks and Caicos Islands 292.00 million current US$ compare
- 153 Mozambique 272.83 million current US$ compare
- 155 New Caledonia 248.00 million current US$ compare
- 156 South Sudan 246.80 million current US$ compare
- 157 Democratic Republic of Congo 244.70 million current US$
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 international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Benin?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Benin was 255.94 million current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 255.94 million current US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.20 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Benin ranks 154th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.