Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Benin
Benin: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 18.14 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 18.14 current US$ per person for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Benin peaked at 25.62 current US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.54 current US$ per person, in 1997.
That places Benin 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.38 current US$ per person | — |
| 1997 | 8.54 current US$ per person | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 9.46 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 13.48 current US$ per person | +42.6% |
| 2000 | 10.72 current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 11.48 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 12.31 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.64 current US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 14.82 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 12.78 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 13.99 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 23.04 current US$ per person | +64.7% |
| 2008 | 25.62 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 13.82 current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 15.25 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 19.91 current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 2012 | 16.73 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 18.02 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 13.87 current US$ per person | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 13.03 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 11.03 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 13.29 current US$ per person | +20.5% |
| 2018 | 14.13 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 18.93 current US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 15.49 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 18.38 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 17.69 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.14 current US$ per person | +2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 18.14 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.74 current US$ per person, 54% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 18.14 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.96 current US$ per person | 8.54 current US$ per person | 13.48 current US$ per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.22 current US$ per person | 10.72 current US$ per person | 25.62 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.42 current US$ per person | 11.03 current US$ per person | 19.91 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 current US$ per person | 15.49 current US$ per person | 18.38 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 158 Equatorial Guinea 18.67 current US$ per person compare
- 159 Eswatini 18.38 current US$ per person compare
- 160 Cameroon 18.22 current US$ per person compare
- 162 Venezuela 17.75 current US$ per person compare
- 163 Kiribati 15.58 current US$ per person compare
- 164 Eritrea 15.36 current 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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Benin?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Benin was 18.14 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 25.62 current US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed 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
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.