Current budget balance, including grants in Benin
Benin: Current budget balance, including grants was 112.60 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Benin, 1989–2005
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current budget balance, including grants in Benin is 112.60 billion current LCU, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1,227.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Benin peaked at 112.60 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, -31.56 billion current LCU, in 1989.
Benin ranks 20th 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.
Current budget balance, including grants in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -31.56 billion current LCU | — |
| 1990 | -27.14 billion current LCU | -14.0% |
| 1991 | -17.34 billion current LCU | -36.1% |
| 1992 | -25.59 billion current LCU | +47.6% |
| 1993 | 635.80 million current LCU | -102.5% |
| 1994 | -3.85 billion current LCU | -705.5% |
| 1995 | 8.48 billion current LCU | -320.4% |
| 1996 | 44.66 billion current LCU | +426.4% |
| 1997 | 46.65 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 75.85 billion current LCU | +62.6% |
| 1999 | 91.21 billion current LCU | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 68.30 billion current LCU | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 84.93 billion current LCU | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 77.81 billion current LCU | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 104.63 billion current LCU | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 109.36 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 112.60 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 112.60 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU, 2.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 112.60 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.60 billion current LCU, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -705.5% | 635.80 million current LCU | -3.85 billion current LCU |
| 1996 | +426.4% | 8.48 billion current LCU | 44.66 billion current LCU |
| 1995 | +320.4% | -3.85 billion current LCU | 8.48 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -31.56 billion current LCU | -31.56 billion current LCU | -31.56 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.36 billion current LCU | -27.14 billion current LCU | 91.21 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.94 billion current LCU | 68.30 billion current LCU | 112.60 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More science & technology data for Benin
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.94 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 145.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Benin?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Benin was 112.60 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 112.60 billion current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.56 billion current LCU in 1989.
- How does Benin rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,227.3%. 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 Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.