Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Benin
Benin: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in 2023.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Benin peaked at 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Benin 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 137 Chile 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 138 Central African Republic 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Slovakia 0.0131 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Iran 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 142 Indonesia 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Chad 0.0125 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Benin?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Benin was 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0335 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.