Benin - General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Benin was $1,784,176,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,784,176,000 in 2020 and $22,968,890 in 1960.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $22,968,890
1961 $23,961,100
1962 $25,650,800
1963 $26,982,790
1964 $24,650,170
1965 $25,651,990
1966 $24,922,830
1967 $28,208,830
1968 $29,349,910
1969 $29,520,630
1970 $32,490,220
1971 $33,665,460
1972 $41,622,430
1973 $50,249,180
1974 $47,776,380
1975 $62,618,720
1976 $60,012,430
1977 $62,316,910
1978 $77,241,460
1979 $95,194,840
1980 $121,450,400
1981 $118,241,700
1982 $132,985,900
1983 $157,977,900
1984 $143,263,600
1985 $160,707,700
1986 $203,866,100
1987 $242,898,900
1988 $213,712,900
1989 $166,519,200
1990 $344,355,600
1991 $321,437,700
1992 $267,058,700
1993 $346,975,900
1994 $249,826,600
1995 $313,460,100
1996 $319,036,300
1997 $299,710,100
1998 $321,998,000
1999 $299,558,200
2000 $284,436,200
2001 $296,355,100
2002 $326,585,500
2003 $472,276,300
2004 $545,329,900
2005 $590,502,700
2006 $679,968,900
2007 $781,654,200
2008 $1,001,637,000
2009 $1,099,357,000
2010 $1,069,090,000
2011 $1,178,783,000
2012 $1,239,844,000
2013 $1,382,250,000
2014 $1,352,391,000
2015 $1,299,546,000
2016 $1,215,302,000
2017 $1,331,004,000
2018 $1,484,789,000
2019 $1,488,397,000
2020 $1,784,176,000

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts