Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin
Benin: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency was 2.55 million million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.55 million million SLC for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Benin peaked at 2.55 million million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 314,812 million SLC, in 2001.
Benin ranks 44th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 314,812 million SLC | — |
| 2002 | 337,579 million SLC | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 422,508 million SLC | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 404,678 million SLC | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 436,822 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 400,022 million SLC | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 386,471 million SLC | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 533,125 million SLC | +37.9% |
| 2009 | 664,234 million SLC | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 581,296 million SLC | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 582,521 million SLC | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 635,850 million SLC | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 679,800 million SLC | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 978,888 million SLC | +44.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 million million SLC | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 1.13 million million SLC | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million million SLC | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million million SLC | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.22 million million SLC | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million million SLC | +36.1% |
| 2021 | 1.89 million million SLC | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 2.24 million million SLC | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 2.44 million million SLC | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 2.55 million million SLC | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433,361 million SLC | 314,812 million SLC | 664,234 million SLC | 9 |
| 2010s | 973,652 million SLC | 581,296 million SLC | 1.35 million million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million million SLC | 1.66 million million SLC | 2.55 million million SLC | 5 |
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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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 14.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 1,658 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 581.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 964,994 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8429 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,398 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Benin?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency in Benin was 2.55 million million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 million million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 314,812 million SLC in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.