Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Benin
Benin: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 17.52 in 2030. ▲ Rising
Latest (2030)
17.52
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
161st
of 195 countries
All-time high
17.52
in 2030
All-time low
10.35
in 1991
Years of data
40
1991–2030
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Benin, 1991–2030
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2030, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Benin stood at 17.52. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Benin peaked at 17.52 in 2030 and was at its lowest, 10.35, in 1991.
Benin ranks 161st of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.35 | — |
| 1992 | 11.48 | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 11.57 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.99 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 12.86 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 13.17 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.16 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.72 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.69 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.95 | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 12.18 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 11.95 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 12.61 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 12.65 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.62 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.86 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.03 | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 14.51 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 14.76 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.8 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 13.75 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.02 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 13.53 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.57 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 12.6 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.14 | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 13.51 | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 13.51 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.77 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.39 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 14.15 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.31 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.04 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.99 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 15.57 | +3.9% |
| 2026 | 15.85 | +1.8% |
| 2027 | 16.35 | +3.2% |
| 2028 | 16.74 | +2.3% |
| 2029 | 17.13 | +2.3% |
| 2030 | 17.52 | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.22 | 10.35 | 13.17 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.21 | 11.95 | 16.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.22 | 11.14 | 14.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.45 | 14.15 | 17.13 | 10 |
| 2030s | 17.52 | 17.52 | 17.52 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Benin
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.66 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 154.11 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Benin?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Benin was 17.52 in 2030, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.52 in 2030.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.35 in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 195 countries with data for 2030.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fiscal Monitor (FM) 2025 October