Benin — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Benin was 8.87% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 9.01% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.14 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 10.2% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2012–2025

PeriodValue
20258.87 % of GDP
20249.01 % of GDP
20239.5 % of GDP
202210.1 % of GDP
202110.1 % of GDP
9 earlier values, back to 2012
202011.4 % of GDP
201910.6 % of GDP
201810.8 % of GDP
201711 % of GDP
201610.3 % of GDP
201511.4 % of GDP
201410.2 % of GDP
201311 % of GDP
201211.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.