Benin vs Low income: Final consumption expenditure
Final consumption expenditure over time
- Benin
- Low income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 7.3% against 4.1% in Low income, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 20th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Low income |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure, Benin or Low income?
- Benin, at 7.3% against 4.1% in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure between Benin and Low income?
- 3.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Low income rank globally for final consumption expenditure?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Low income ranks 20th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.