Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin
Benin: Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare was 58.45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 58.45 for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin peaked at 58.45 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.85, in 2008.
Benin ranks 157th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.16 | — |
| 2001 | 28.3 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.85 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 29.66 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 30.08 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.18 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 30.34 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 30.28 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.85 | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 27.24 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 29.08 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 30.21 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 29.97 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 30.68 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 33.41 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 38.22 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 50.99 | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 50.87 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 50.12 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 51.71 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 52.98 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 55.93 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 56.3 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.45 | +3.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 58.45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.82, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 58.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.04, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +33.4% | 38.22 | 50.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.69 | 25.85 | 30.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.53 | 29.08 | 51.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.91 | 52.98 | 58.45 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin?
- Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare in Benin was 58.45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 58.45 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.85 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare?
- Benin ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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