Total current grants in Benin
Benin: Total current grants was 0 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 current LCU
World rank
30th
of 54 countries
All-time high
65.60 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1960
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Total current grants in Benin, 1960–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 current LCU for total current grants in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current grants in Benin peaked at 65.60 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1960.
Benin ranks 30th 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.
Total current 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 | 16.80 billion current LCU | — |
| 1990 | 17.50 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 9.00 billion current LCU | -48.6% |
| 1992 | 14.10 billion current LCU | +56.7% |
| 1993 | 12.88 billion current LCU | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 191.70 million current LCU | -98.5% |
| 1995 | 491.60 million current LCU | +156.4% |
| 1996 | 20.60 billion current LCU | +4090.4% |
| 1997 | 14.19 billion current LCU | -31.1% |
| 1998 | 8.30 billion current LCU | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 17.20 billion current LCU | +107.2% |
| 2000 | 1.70 billion current LCU | -90.1% |
| 2001 | 21.50 billion current LCU | +1164.7% |
| 2002 | 18.94 billion current LCU | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 36.77 billion current LCU | +94.1% |
| 2004 | 55.71 billion current LCU | +51.5% |
| 2005 | 65.60 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 0 current LCU | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2008 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2009 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2010 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 0 current LCU | — |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 billion current LCU. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 191.50 million current LCU. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +4090.4% | 491.60 million current LCU | 20.60 billion current LCU |
| 2001 | +1164.7% | 1.70 billion current LCU | 21.50 billion 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 | 1.68 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 16.80 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.45 billion current LCU | 191.70 million current LCU | 20.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.02 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 65.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 27 Namibia 230.00 million current LCU compare
- 28 Eswatini 153.00 million current LCU compare
- 29 Cape Verde 7,770 current LCU compare
- 30 Burundi 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Central African Republic 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Chad 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Comoros 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Djibouti 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Equatorial Guinea 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Eritrea 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Gabon 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Ghana 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Liberia 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Libya 0 current LCU
- 30 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Niger 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Nigeria 0 current LCU
- 30 Seychelles 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Somalia 0 current LCU
- 30 South Africa 0 current LCU compare
- 30 South Sudan 0 current LCU
- 30 Sudan 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Tanzania 0 current LCU
- 30 Tunisia 0 current LCU compare
- 30 Uganda 0 current LCU
- 30 Zimbabwe 0 current LCU compare
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 total current grants in Benin?
- Total current grants in Benin was 0 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest total current grants recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 65.60 billion current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest total current grants recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for total current grants?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total current 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 Total current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants include grants from other foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units. Data are in current local currency.