Gender Development Index (GDI) in Benin
Benin: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.848 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Benin, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender development index in Benin is 0.848, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Benin peaked at 0.849 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.73, in 1995.
That places Benin 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.73 | — |
| 1996 | 0.757 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.762 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.775 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.785 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.791 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.794 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.785 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.796 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.801 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.809 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.814 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.817 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.823 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.827 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.844 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.844 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.835 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.841 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.846 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.849 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.849 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.834 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.846 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.845 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.846 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.848 | +0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.848 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9255, 92% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.848 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7618 | 0.73 | 0.785 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8057 | 0.785 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8428 | 0.834 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8463 | 0.845 | 0.848 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More gender data for Benin
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,548 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,071 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,071 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 229,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 237,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 223,456 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 230,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 219,192 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Benin?
- Gender development index in Benin was 0.848 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.849 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.73 in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for gender development index?
- Benin ranks 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.