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Benin: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-2.90percent · 2031-14.6% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Benin from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.9projection
2030-2.9projection
2029-2.9projection
2028-2.9projection
2027-3.1projection
2026-3.3
2025-2.695
2024-3.064
2023-4.129
2022-5.555
2021-2.529
2020-4.682
2019-0.528
2018-2.958
2017-4.181
2016-4.289
2015-5.553
2014-1.651
2013-1.365
2012-0.216
2011-0.981
2010-0.276
2009-2.241
2008-0.041
20070.222
2006-0.147
2005-1.523
2004-0.705
2003-1.072
2002-3.33
2001-3.269
2000-3.692
19991.944
19982.504
19970.64
1996-0.148
1995-2.615
1994-2.141
1993-0.565
1992-2.711
1991-3.078
1990-3.244

Source

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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