Benin vs Nigeria: Overall budget balance, including grants
Benin
-53.77 billion current LCU
in 2005
Nigeria
-63.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
31st
Nigeria rank
32nd
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Benin currently reports -53.77 billion current LCU against -63.00 billion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 9.23 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34.81 billion current LCU | 266.27 million current LCU | 35.08 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | -43.47 billion current LCU | 276.67 billion current LCU | 320.13 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Benin or Nigeria?
- Benin, at -53.77 billion current LCU against -63.00 billion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2005.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Benin and Nigeria?
- 9.23 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Benin ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.