Overall budget balance, including grants in Benin

Benin: Overall budget balance, including grants was -53.77 billion current LCU in 2005. ▲ Rising

Latest (2005)
-53.77 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 140.3%
World rank
31st
of 51 countries
All-time high
-5.87 billion current LCU
in 1998
All-time low
-72.72 billion current LCU
in 1995
Years of data
17
1989–2005

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

-80.0B-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B01989199720051989: -57.5B current LCU1990: -54.0B current LCU1991: -45.5B current LCU1992: -50.6B current LCU1993: -27.8B current LCU1994: -58.0B current LCU1995: -72.7B current LCU1996: -27.9B current LCU1997: -38.3B current LCU1998: -5.9B current LCU1999: -6.1B current LCU2000: -54.4B current LCU2001: -50.7B current LCU2002: -45.0B current LCU2003: -34.5B current LCU2004: -22.4B current LCU2005: -53.8B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for overall budget balance, including grants in Benin is -53.77 billion current LCU, measured in 2005.

The figure is down 140.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Benin peaked at -5.87 billion current LCU in 1998 and was at its lowest, -72.72 billion current LCU, in 1995.

That places Benin 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -57.46 billion current LCU -57.46 billion current LCU -57.46 billion current LCU 1
1990s -38.69 billion current LCU -72.72 billion current LCU -5.87 billion current LCU 10
2000s -43.47 billion current LCU -54.44 billion current LCU -22.38 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 28 Rwanda -26.39 billion current LCU compare
  2. 29 Morocco -33.67 billion current LCU compare
  3. 30 Togo -34.53 billion current LCU compare
  4. 32 Nigeria -63.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 33 Burundi -89.67 billion current LCU compare
  6. 34 Kenya -111.66 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall budget balance, including grants in Benin?
Overall budget balance, including grants in Benin was -53.77 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was -5.87 billion current LCU in 1998.
What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was -72.72 billion current LCU in 1995.
How does Benin rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
Benin ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2005.
Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Overall 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, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.