Benin — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1965–2031 · 67 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Benin, the combined government deficit reading was −2.9% of GDP in 2025, compared with −3.06% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.16 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2018–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.9 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2018
| 2026 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.06 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.13 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5.55 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.53 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -4.68 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.53 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.96 % of GDP |