General government final consumption expenditure in Benin
Benin: General government final consumption expenditure was 8.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Benin is 8.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Benin peaked at 17.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2002.
That places Benin 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.2% | — |
| 1961 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 10.8% | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | -14.0% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 8.2% | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 9.2% | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 9.2% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +14.5% |
| 1983 | 14.4% | +37.5% |
| 1984 | 13.6% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | +58.5% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 13.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -37.9% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 8.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3% | 8.1% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 11.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 16.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3583 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 594.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 208.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 345,722 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Benin?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Benin was 8.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government 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.