Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Benin
Benin: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 4.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Benin, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture share of government expenditure in Benin stood at 4.2%.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Benin peaked at 5.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2019.
That places Benin 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.1% | — |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +56.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +8.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +56.2% | 3.2% | 5.0% |
| 2021 | -34.4% | 5.0% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Benin?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Benin was 4.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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