Benin vs Chad: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Benin
2.62 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Chad
2.43 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Benin rank
58th
Chad rank
60th
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Benin
- Chad
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.62 trillion current LCU against 2.43 trillion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 187.42 billion current LCU.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chad ahead.
Benin ranks 58th and Chad ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.70 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 8.70 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 1990s | 169.90 billion current LCU | 76.60 billion current LCU | 93.30 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 2000s | 511.04 billion current LCU | 506.40 billion current LCU | 4.65 billion current LCU | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.02 trillion current LCU | 1.17 trillion current LCU | 151.02 billion current LCU | Chad |
| 2020s | 2.18 trillion current LCU | 1.74 trillion current LCU | 435.98 billion current LCU | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Benin or Chad?
- Benin, at 2.62 trillion current LCU against 2.43 trillion current LCU in Chad as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Benin and Chad?
- 187.42 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chad?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Chad rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Benin ranks 58th and Chad ranks 60th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release