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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 34.0% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 3.78 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.2774 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 40,117 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 0.17 per 100 population (2023)
- Net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors 74.64 million millions of constant united states dollars (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.