Private health expenditure per person in Benin
Benin: Private health expenditure per person was 64.65 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Private health expenditure per person in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 64.65 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Benin peaked at 64.65 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.2, in 2008.
That places Benin 162nd 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.
Private health expenditure per person in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.23 | — |
| 2001 | 30.23 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 30.81 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 31.71 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 32.24 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.35 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 32.59 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 32.66 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.2 | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 29.06 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 30.45 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 31.13 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 33.99 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 34.82 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 38.44 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 43.55 | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 55.52 | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 55.79 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.16 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 56.96 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 58.36 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 61.63 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 62.21 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 64.65 | +3.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 64.65 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 127.95, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 64.65 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.56, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private health expenditure per person 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 | +27.5% | 43.55 | 55.52 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.81 | 28.2 | 32.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.58 | 30.45 | 56.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.71 | 58.36 | 64.65 | 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 private health expenditure per person in Benin?
- Private health expenditure per person in Benin was 64.65 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 64.65 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2 in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. 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 Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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