Benin vs Kenya: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Kenya
-128.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
32nd
Kenya rank
33rd
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Benin currently reports -119.37 billion current LCU against -128.89 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 9.52 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.26 billion current LCU | -10.18 billion current LCU | 64.08 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | -50.13 billion current LCU | -1.50 billion current LCU | 48.64 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | -76.84 billion current LCU | -31.50 billion current LCU | 45.33 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Benin or Kenya?
- Benin, at -119.37 billion current LCU against -128.89 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2005.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Benin and Kenya?
- 9.52 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 overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Kenya ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.