Benin vs Kenya: Current budget balance, including grants

Benin
112.60 billion current LCU
in 2005
Kenya
74.62 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
20th
Kenya rank
22nd

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
-50.0B050.0B100.0B197919952011

How they compare

Benin currently reports 112.60 billion current LCU against 74.62 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 37.98 billion current LCU.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 22nd of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1980s -31.56 billion current LCU 4.28 billion current LCU 35.84 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 19.36 billion current LCU 13.58 billion current LCU 5.78 billion current LCU Benin
2000s 92.94 billion current LCU -30.67 billion current LCU 123.61 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Benin or Kenya?
Benin, at 112.60 billion current LCU against 74.62 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2005.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Benin and Kenya?
37.98 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Benin ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 22nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.