Benin Poverty Rate 2003-2024
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
- Benin poverty rate for 2021 was 81.40%, a 2.2% decline from 2018.
- Benin poverty rate for 2018 was 83.60%, a 8.2% decline from 2015.
- Benin poverty rate for 2015 was 91.80%, a 0.2% decline from 2011.
- Benin poverty rate for 2011 was 92.00%, a 3.1% decline from 2003.
| Benin Poverty Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% Under US $5.50 Per Day |
Change |
| 2021 |
81.40% |
-2.20% |
| 2018 |
83.60% |
-8.20% |
| 2015 |
91.80% |
-0.20% |
| 2011 |
92.00% |
-3.10% |
| 2003 |
95.10% |
-3.10% |
