Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin
Benin: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 13.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.2%
Change on year
up 38.7%
World rank
183rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
13.2%
in 2022
All-time low
4.9%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin stood at 13.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin peaked at 13.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2018.
Benin ranks 183rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.2% | — |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -26.9% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +95.5% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +38.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.2%, 36% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.9% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.2% | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Benin was 13.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Benin ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. 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 Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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