Les résultats de l' Enquête Harmonisée sur les Conditions de Vie des Ménages (EHCVM) ont mentionné que le Bénin est en tête dans la lutte contre la pauvreté dans l' espace UEMOA

Le Bénin a enregistré le plus faible taux de pauvreté monétaire au sein de l' UEMOA in 2022 (36) 2.2% in 2022 against 38.5% in 2019 (a decrease of 2.3 points). Indeed, according to the details of the EHCVM results, the overall annual poverty threshold is estimated at 287,187 CFA francs in 2022, i.e. 171,936 CFA francs for the food component and 115,251 CFA francs for the non-food component. The incidence of monetary poverty fell in 7 of the country's twelve departments in 2022 compared to 2019. These include Littoral, Ouémé, Collines, Borgou, Atlantique, Atacora and Plateau .1% in 2022 compared to 41.4% in 2019. The incidence of monetary poverty is

Furthermore, Burkina Faso recorded a poverty rate of 44, also increasing in other countries such as Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Niger.