Benin — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1965–2030 · 66 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Benin was −414.58B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was −399.11B LCU in 2024; the period change was −15.47B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.9% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2017–2030

PeriodValue
2030-623.76B LCU
2029-576.89B LCU
2028-533.40B LCU
2027-490.94B LCU
2026-451.41B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2017
2025-414.58B LCU
2024-399.11B LCU
2023-492.79B LCU
2022-602.97B LCU
2021-560.04B LCU
2020-421.79B LCU
2019-45.47B LCU
2018-235.59B LCU
2017-310.04B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.