Current budget balance, including grants in Benin

Benin: Current budget balance, including grants was 112.60 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2005)
112.60 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
20th
of 51 countries
All-time high
112.60 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
-31.56 billion current LCU
in 1989
Years of data
17
1989–2005

Current budget balance, including grants in Benin, 1989–2005

-50.0B050.0B100.0B1989199720051989: -31.6B current LCU1990: -27.1B current LCU1991: -17.3B current LCU1992: -25.6B current LCU1993: 635.8M current LCU1994: -3.8B current LCU1995: 8.5B current LCU1996: 44.7B current LCU1997: 46.6B current LCU1998: 75.9B current LCU1999: 91.2B current LCU2000: 68.3B current LCU2001: 84.9B current LCU2002: 77.8B current LCU2003: 104.6B current LCU2004: 109.4B current LCU2005: 112.6B current LCU

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 17 Senegal 274.90 billion current LCU compare
  2. 18 Guinea 201.01 billion current LCU compare
  3. 19 Chad 154.90 billion current LCU compare
  4. 21 Togo 91.31 billion current LCU compare
  5. 22 Kenya 74.62 billion current LCU compare
  6. 23 Mauritania 59.09 billion current LCU compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Current 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, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.