Benin vs Sri Lanka: Gross national expenditure
Benin
103.0%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
103.9%
in 2025
Benin rank
89th
Sri Lanka rank
87th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 103.9% against 103.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.3% | 103.8% | 4.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 115.0% | 102.2% | 12.8% | Benin |
| 1980s | 117.5% | 108.4% | 9.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 107.6% | 106.9% | 0.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 104.5% | 108.6% | 4.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 106.0% | 106.7% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 104.1% | 104.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 103.9% against 103.0% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Benin ranks 89th and Sri Lanka ranks 87th 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.