Benin poverty rate for 2021 was 86.50%, a 1.6% decline from 2018.
Benin poverty rate for 2018 was 88.10%, a 5.1% decline from 2015.
Benin poverty rate for 2015 was 93.20%, a 0.9% decline from 2011.
Benin poverty rate for 2011 was 94.10%, a 2.4% decline from 2003.
Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Benin Poverty Rate | Historical Data | 2003 - 2021.