Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31
Benin's military expenditure stands at 0.7205% as of 2024-12-31, down from 0.7576% in 2023. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2024 (53 observations).
In 2024, Benin's military expenditure was 0.7205%, down from 0.7576% in 2023.
In 2023, Benin's military expenditure was 0.7576%, up from 0.6321% in 2022.
In 2022, Benin's military expenditure was 0.6321%, up from 0.5509% in 2021.
In 2021, Benin's military expenditure was 0.5509%, up from 0.4588% in 2020.
In 2020, Benin's military expenditure was 0.4588%, down from 0.4733% in 2019.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7205% | -0.037% |
| 2023 | 0.7576% | +0.1255% |
| 2022 | 0.6321% | +0.0812% |
| 2021 | 0.5509% | +0.0921% |
| 2020 | 0.4588% | -0.0146% |
| 2019 | 0.4733% | -0.1595% |
| 2018 | 0.6329% | -0.2878% |
| 2017 | 0.9206% | +0.247% |
| 2016 | 0.6736% | -0.1249% |
| 2015 | 0.7985% | +0.0976% |
| 2014 | 0.7009% | +0.0137% |
| 2013 | 0.6872% | -0.0148% |
| 2012 | 0.7021% | +0.0381% |
| 2008 | 0.664% | -0.0018% |
| 2006 | 0.6657% | -0.0152% |
| 2005 | 0.681% | +0.0048% |
| 2004 | 0.6761% | +0.0289% |
| 2003 | 0.6472% | +0.0244% |
| 2002 | 0.6228% | +0.2648% |
| 2001 | 0.358% | -0.0549% |
| 2000 | 0.4129% | -0.0725% |
| 1999 | 0.4854% | -0.7398% |
| 1990 | 1.23% | -0.0827% |
| 1989 | 1.31% | -0.2562% |
| 1988 | 1.56% | -0.0055% |
| 1987 | 1.57% | +0.2145% |
| 1986 | 1.36% | +0.0502% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -0.1538% |
| 1984 | 1.46% | +0.2697% |
| 1983 | 1.19% | +0.1397% |
| 1982 | 1.05% | -0.5021% |
| 1981 | 1.55% | -0.4803% |
| 1980 | 2.03% | +0.1012% |
| 1979 | 1.93% | +0.7362% |
| 1978 | 1.19% | -0.4845% |
| 1977 | 1.68% | +0.3971% |
| 1976 | 1.28% | -0.2113% |
| 1975 | 1.49% | +0.0505% |
| 1974 | 1.44% | -0.2351% |
| 1973 | 1.68% | +0.1897% |
| 1972 | 1.49% | -0.1132% |
| 1971 | 1.6% | -0.0242% |
| 1970 | 1.63% | -0.2695% |
| 1969 | 1.89% | -0.1774% |
| 1968 | 2.07% | +0.0959% |
| 1967 | 1.98% | +0.076% |
| 1966 | 1.9% | -0.2063% |
| 1965 | 2.11% | -0.0752% |
| 1964 | 2.18% | +0.4449% |
| 1963 | 1.74% | -0.0148% |
| 1962 | 1.75% | +0.3563% |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +0.5237% |
| 1960 | 0.8716% | — |
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Benin's military expenditure is 0.7205% as of 2024-12-31, compared with 0.7576% in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.18% (1964); the lowest is 0.358% (2001), across data from 1960 to 2024.
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