Benin vs Egypt: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 204.40 billion current LCU against 157.50 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 46.90 billion current LCU.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 24th and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.09 billion current LCU | 9.70 billion current LCU | 34.39 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 1990s | 62.43 billion current LCU | 21.55 billion current LCU | 40.88 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 2000s | 123.83 billion current LCU | 51.55 billion current LCU | 72.28 billion current LCU | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Benin or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 204.40 billion current LCU against 157.50 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Benin and Egypt?
- 46.90 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for government consumption?
- Benin ranks 24th and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.