Benin — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1965–2024 · 60 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Benin, the central government expenditure reading was 19% of GDP in 2024, compared with 19.2% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −0.21 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 18% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 19.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 19.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 19.9 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 19.1 % of GDP |
7 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2019 | 14.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 15.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 14 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 15.4 % of GDP |