Benin — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1965–2024 · 60 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Benin's central government deficit reading was −569.34B LCU in 2024. The period change from −588.50B LCU in 2023 was +19.16B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −4.37% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2013–2024

PeriodValue
2024-569.34B LCU
2023-588.50B LCU
2022-650.90B LCU
2021-653.70B LCU
2020-577.80B LCU
7 earlier values, back to 2013
2019-142.15B LCU
2018-278.89B LCU
2017-375.73B LCU
2016-340.60B LCU
2015-422.80B LCU
2014-135.70B LCU
2013-156.70B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.