Health spending per person by source in Benin

Benin: Health spending per person by source was 20.22 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
20.22
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
178th
of 193 countries
All-time high
22.1
in 2004
All-time low
11.56
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Health spending per person by source in Benin, 2000–2023

051015202000201120232000: 192001: 212002: 16.92003: 19.42004: 22.12005: 20.42006: 21.52007: 20.42008: 16.42009: 19.22010: 16.72011: 14.82012: 17.52013: 19.22014: 15.42015: 16.12016: 20.32017: 20.42018: 19.82019: 14.42020: 16.62021: 11.62022: 19.52023: 20.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 20.22 for health spending per person by source in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in Benin peaked at 22.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.56, in 2021.

Benin ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.62 16.45 22.1 10
2010s 17.44 14.37 20.39 10
2020s 16.97 11.56 20.22 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 175 Guinea-Bissau 26.29 compare
  2. 176 Liberia 23.31 compare
  3. 177 Togo 20.69 compare
  4. 179 Eritrea 19.96 compare
  5. 181 Ethiopia 18.79 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health spending per person by source in Benin?
Health spending per person by source in Benin was 20.22 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 22.1 in 2004.
What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 11.56 in 2021.
How does Benin rank for health spending per person by source?
Benin ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health spending per person by source
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,546 data points, 2000–2024
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