External capital grants in Benin
Benin: External capital grants was 0 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 current LCU
World rank
20th
of 54 countries
All-time high
42.06 billion current LCU
in 1997
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2011
External capital grants in Benin, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, external capital grants in Benin stood at 0 current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external capital grants in Benin peaked at 42.06 billion current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1960.
Benin ranks 20th of 54 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.
External capital grants in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1961 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1962 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1963 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1964 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1965 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1967 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1968 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1969 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1970 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1975 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1977 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1978 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1979 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1982 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1983 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1984 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1987 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1988 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1989 | 29.75 billion current LCU | — |
| 1990 | 11.95 billion current LCU | -59.8% |
| 1991 | 8.80 billion current LCU | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 9.40 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 10.43 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 21.47 billion current LCU | +105.8% |
| 1995 | 26.58 billion current LCU | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 23.85 billion current LCU | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 42.06 billion current LCU | +76.4% |
| 1998 | 34.93 billion current LCU | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 33.94 billion current LCU | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 25.30 billion current LCU | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 24.55 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2004 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2005 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2006 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2007 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2008 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2009 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2010 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.97 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 29.75 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.34 billion current LCU | 8.80 billion current LCU | 42.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 25.30 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 17 Cape Verde 4,380 current LCU compare
- 18 Rwanda 3 current LCU compare
- 19 Mauritius 1 current LCU compare
- 20 Algeria 0 current LCU
- 20 Angola 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Botswana 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Burundi 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Cameroon 0 current LCU
- 20 Central African Republic 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Chad 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Comoros 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 current LCU
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Djibouti 0 current LCU
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Eritrea 0 current LCU
- 20 Gabon 0 current LCU
- 20 Gambia 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Ghana 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Guinea-Bissau 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Liberia 0 current LCU
- 20 Libya 0 current LCU
- 20 Malawi 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Niger 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Nigeria 0 current LCU
- 20 Seychelles 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Somalia 0 current LCU
- 20 South Africa 0 current LCU compare
- 20 South Sudan 0 current LCU
- 20 Sudan 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Eswatini 0 current LCU compare
- 20 Tunisia 0 current LCU
- 20 Zimbabwe 0 current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external capital grants in Benin?
- External capital grants in Benin was 0 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external capital grants recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 42.06 billion current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest external capital grants recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for external capital grants?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external capital grants rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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 External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are