Benin — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1959–2025 · 67 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The latest government consumption reading for Benin was 1.27T LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 1.17T LCU in 2024; the period change was +8.01%. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 999.39B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 8.87% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
20251.27T LCU
20241.17T LCU
20231.13T LCU
20221.09T LCU
2021988.42B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2012
20201.03T LCU
2019911.34B LCU
2018859.35B LCU
2017819.22B LCU
2016720.20B LCU
2015768.31B LCU
2014667.75B LCU
2013682.69B LCU
2012633.01B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.