Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Benin
Benin: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 5.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Benin, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Benin is 5.9, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Benin peaked at 8.55 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2022.
That places Benin 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.55 | — |
| 2014 | 7.84 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 7.76 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.26 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.74 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 5.9 | -12.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 5.9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 5.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.77, 76% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.85 | 7.26 | 8.55 | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.32 | 5.9 | 6.74 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Benin?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Benin was 5.9 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.55 in 2012.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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