What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Benin and Rwanda?

27.38 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?

16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.

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.

Benin vs Rwanda: Overall budget balance, including grants

Benin

-53.77 billion current LCU

in 2005

Rwanda

-26.39 billion current LCU

in 2011

Benin rank

31st

Rwanda rank

28th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

Benin
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -26.39 billion current LCU against -53.77 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 27.38 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Benin ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 28th of 51 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-38.69 billion current LCU	-18.89 billion current LCU	19.80 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	-43.47 billion current LCU	-15.35 billion current LCU	28.11 billion current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Benin or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at -26.39 billion current LCU against -53.77 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Benin and Rwanda?: 27.38 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2005.
How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?: Benin ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 28th 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

Indicator: Overall 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, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.