Total health spending per person in Benin
Benin: Total health spending per person was 137.83 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Benin recorded 137.83 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Benin peaked at 137.83 current international $ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.46 current international $, in 2000.
That places Benin 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Benin, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.46 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 57.69 current international $ | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 55.72 current international $ | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 57.4 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 61.92 current international $ | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 62.71 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 66.43 current international $ | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 62.72 current international $ | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 58.75 current international $ | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 64.18 current international $ | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 67.02 current international $ | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 67.91 current international $ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.16 current international $ | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 72.05 current international $ | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.86 current international $ | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.35 current international $ | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 102.89 current international $ | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 106.03 current international $ | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 101.82 current international $ | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 94.53 current international $ | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 99 current international $ | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 101.02 current international $ | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 114.63 current international $ | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 137.83 current international $ | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7 current international $ | 49.46 current international $ | 66.43 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.06 current international $ | 67.02 current international $ | 106.03 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.12 current international $ | 99 current international $ | 137.83 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 170 Mozambique 142.62 current international $ compare
- 171 Vanuatu 141.22 current international $ compare
- 172 Uganda 138.75 current international $ compare
- 174 Central African Republic 136.69 current international $ compare
- 175 Papua New Guinea 133 current international $ compare
- 176 Chad 129.91 current international $ compare
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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Benin?
- Total health spending per person in Benin was 137.83 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 137.83 current international $ in 2023.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.46 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for total health spending per person?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.