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Benin - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -2.9

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-2.9 (2025)

Global rank

##100 of 195 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

0.9×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#64#1002024 overtook Nigeria2025 overtook Djibouti
BeninTuvaluKuwaitNorwayUnited Arab Emirates

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Benin climbed from #64 to #100 (overtook Nigeria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Benin ↓

Key Events — Benin

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 27 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 123 places in global rank auto
2001
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 44 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-5.55-2.87-0.182.5

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