Primary balance, excluding interest in Benin
Benin: Primary balance, excluding interest was -112.67 billion current LCU in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Primary balance, excluding interest in Benin, 1989–2005
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Benin recorded -112.67 billion current LCU for primary balance, excluding interest in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.4% on the previous year and down 148.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary balance, excluding interest in Benin peaked at -138.63 million current LCU in 1998 and was at its lowest, -112.67 billion current LCU, in 2005.
That places Benin 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary balance, excluding interest in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -59.26 billion current LCU | — |
| 1990 | -56.24 billion current LCU | -5.1% |
| 1991 | -40.64 billion current LCU | -27.7% |
| 1992 | -43.94 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 1993 | -24.79 billion current LCU | -43.6% |
| 1994 | -31.95 billion current LCU | +28.9% |
| 1995 | -45.36 billion current LCU | +42.0% |
| 1996 | -21.08 billion current LCU | -53.5% |
| 1997 | -31.45 billion current LCU | +49.2% |
| 1998 | -138.63 million current LCU | -99.6% |
| 1999 | -9.84 billion current LCU | +6995.0% |
| 2000 | -42.08 billion current LCU | +327.8% |
| 2001 | -56.92 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 2002 | -48.46 billion current LCU | -14.9% |
| 2003 | -58.97 billion current LCU | +21.7% |
| 2004 | -71.13 billion current LCU | +20.6% |
| 2005 | -112.67 billion current LCU | +58.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -112.67 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -3.80 billion current LCU, 29.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's -112.67 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -6.36 billion current LCU, 17.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary balance, excluding interest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -6995.0% | -138.63 million current LCU | -9.84 billion current LCU |
| 2000 | -327.8% | -9.84 billion current LCU | -42.08 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -59.26 billion current LCU | -59.26 billion current LCU | -59.26 billion current LCU | 1 |
| 1990s | -30.54 billion current LCU | -56.24 billion current LCU | -138.63 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -65.04 billion current LCU | -112.67 billion current LCU | -42.08 billion current LCU | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 437.17 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary balance, excluding interest in Benin?
- Primary balance, excluding interest in Benin was -112.67 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -138.63 million current LCU in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary balance, excluding interest recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -112.67 billion current LCU in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2005.
- Is primary balance, excluding interest rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 148.4%. 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 Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).