Budgetary investment in Benin

Benin: Budgetary investment was 73.10 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2005)
73.10 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 19.4%
World rank
23rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
73.10 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
900.00 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
17
1989–2005

Budgetary investment in Benin, 1989–2005

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1989199720051989: 1.4B current LCU1990: 900.0M current LCU1991: 1.6B current LCU1992: 1.5B current LCU1993: 3.0B current LCU1994: 4.3B current LCU1995: 13.2B current LCU1996: 7.3B current LCU1997: 13.9B current LCU1998: 17.4B current LCU1999: 28.0B current LCU2000: 35.0B current LCU2001: 55.4B current LCU2002: 54.5B current LCU2003: 71.8B current LCU2004: 61.2B current LCU2005: 73.1B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for budgetary investment in Benin is 73.10 billion current LCU, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.4% on the previous year and up 453.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Benin peaked at 73.10 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 900.00 million current LCU, in 1990.

Benin ranks 23rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.40 billion current LCU 1.40 billion current LCU 1.40 billion current LCU 1
1990s 9.11 billion current LCU 900.00 million current LCU 28.00 billion current LCU 10
2000s 58.51 billion current LCU 35.00 billion current LCU 73.10 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 20 Mauritania 92.60 billion current LCU compare
  2. 21 Niger 92.30 billion current LCU compare
  3. 22 Malawi 85.84 billion current LCU compare
  4. 24 Ethiopia 48.66 billion current LCU compare
  5. 25 Togo 46.36 billion current LCU compare
  6. 26 Morocco 45.75 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is budgetary investment in Benin?
Budgetary investment in Benin was 73.10 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 73.10 billion current LCU in 2005.
What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 900.00 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Benin rank for budgetary investment?
Benin ranks 23rd out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 453.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.