Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin
Benin: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of was 22.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin, 1998–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 22.2% for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in 2015.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin peaked at 23.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2010.
Benin ranks 44th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.6% | — |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -12.9% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | -13.9% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +91.5% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -60.6% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +264.4% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 11.7% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 6.2% | 22.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More education data for Benin
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57,296 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 209,295 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,495 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,746 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 929,099 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.40 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1743 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin?
- Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of in Benin was 22.2% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 115 countries with data for 2015.
- Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release