Benin vs Niger: Gross national expenditure
Benin
103.0%
in 2025
Niger
102.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
89th
Niger rank
91st
Gross national expenditure over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Benin currently reports 103.0% against 102.4% in Niger, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 89th and Niger ranks 91st of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.3% | 103.9% | 4.4% | Benin |
| 1970s | 115.0% | 108.9% | 6.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 117.5% | 108.0% | 9.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 107.6% | 105.9% | 1.6% | Benin |
| 2000s | 104.5% | 109.5% | 5.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 105.0% | 114.9% | 9.9% | Niger |
| 2020s | 104.1% | 111.9% | 7.8% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Benin or Niger?
- Benin, at 103.0% against 102.4% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Benin and Niger?
- 0.6%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Benin ranks 89th and Niger ranks 91st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.