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Benin — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 44 observations

About this series

General 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.

The latest general government expenditure reading for Benin was 18.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 18.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.25 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
203120.7 % of GDP
203020.4 % of GDP
202920 % of GDP
202819.6 % of GDP
202719.3 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2022
202618.8 % of GDP
202518.5 % of GDP
202418.2 % of GDP
202319.3 % of GDP
202220 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.