Health expenditure in Benin
Benin: Health expenditure was 333.10 million current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Health expenditure in Benin, 1995–2011
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health expenditure in Benin is 333.10 million current US$, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% on the previous year and up 184.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health expenditure in Benin peaked at 333.10 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 97.81 million current US$, in 1997.
Benin ranks 34th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.95 million current US$ | 97.81 million current US$ | 114.16 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 193.49 million current US$ | 102.36 million current US$ | 287.91 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 309.06 million current US$ | 285.02 million current US$ | 333.10 million current US$ | 2 |
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More health data for Benin
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,002 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,619 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 4.11 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 6.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 205,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 210,474 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health expenditure in Benin?
- Health expenditure in Benin was 333.10 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).
- What is the highest health expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 333.10 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest health expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.81 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for health expenditure?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is health expenditure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates), published as part of Health expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (see http://apps.who.int/nha/database for the most recent updates).