Overall budget balance, including grants in Benin
Benin: Overall budget balance, including grants was -53.77 billion current LCU in 2005. ▲ Rising
Overall budget balance, including grants in Benin, 1989–2005
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.
Overall budget balance, including grants in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -57.46 billion current LCU | — |
| 1990 | -54.04 billion current LCU | -6.0% |
| 1991 | -45.54 billion current LCU | -15.7% |
| 1992 | -50.64 billion current LCU | +11.2% |
| 1993 | -27.83 billion current LCU | -45.0% |
| 1994 | -57.98 billion current LCU | +108.4% |
| 1995 | -72.72 billion current LCU | +25.4% |
| 1996 | -27.85 billion current LCU | -61.7% |
| 1997 | -38.34 billion current LCU | +37.6% |
| 1998 | -5.87 billion current LCU | -84.7% |
| 1999 | -6.09 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2000 | -54.44 billion current LCU | +793.6% |
| 2001 | -50.67 billion current LCU | -6.9% |
| 2002 | -45.04 billion current LCU | -11.1% |
| 2003 | -34.50 billion current LCU | -23.4% |
| 2004 | -22.38 billion current LCU | -35.1% |
| 2005 | -53.77 billion current LCU | +140.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -53.77 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's -53.77 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -21.76 billion current LCU, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -793.6% | -6.09 billion current LCU | -54.44 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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
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.