Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Benin
Benin: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Benin, 2007–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 98.3% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Benin peaked at 104.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2007.
That places Benin 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 53.9% | — |
| 2008 | 93.2% | +72.7% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 104.0% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -5.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 98.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 98.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +72.7% | 53.9% | 93.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 53.9% | 93.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 70.6% | 97.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 101.1% | 98.3% | 104.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Benin?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Benin was 98.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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