Government budget and revenue in Atacora, Benin: official figures
The communes of Atacora had 10,338 CFA francs of revenue per inhabitant in 2025, including 566 CFA francs of local taxes, 372 CFA francs of other own revenue and 9,354 CFA francs of transfers; 2nd highest of the 10 departments in the table (all communes: 6,600 CFA francs). Couffo and Mono are not in the Treasury's table.
How dependent are the communes of Atacora on state transfers?
Transfers from the state and other bodies brought the communes of Atacora 9,354 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 90% of their revenue; the highest of the 10 departments in the table (all communes: 3,465 CFA francs, 52%).
Source: Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP), Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much do the communes of Atacora spend?
The communes of Atacora spent 7,686 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 2nd highest of the 10 departments in the table (all communes: 7,377 CFA francs).
Source: Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP), Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyHow much do the communes of Atacora invest?
Commune investment spending in Atacora came to 4,241 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 3rd highest of the 10 departments in the table (all communes: 4,167 CFA francs).
Source: Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP), Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copyMore figures
- Local investment spending by the communes of Atacora went down 7.79% in 2025 compared with 2024 (all 77 communes: 60.04 billion, up 41.81%), according to the Treasury. Source: Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP), Ministry of Economy and Finance · saved copy
How Atacora compares with other departments
Commune revenue per inhabitant (CFA francs) (2025)
Atacora ranks 2 of 10, highest first. Couffo and Mono have no row in the Treasury table.
| Rank | Region | Commune revenue per inhabitant (CFA francs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 19,566 |
| 2 | Atacora | 10,338 |
| 3 | Donga | 6,303 |
| 4 | Zou | 5,615 |
| 5 | Ouémé | 5,609 |
| 6 | Alibori | 5,560 |
| 7 | Atlantique | 4,636 |
Commune investment spending per inhabitant (CFA francs) (2025)
Atacora ranks 3 of 10, highest first. Couffo and Mono have no row in the Treasury table.
| Rank | Region | Commune investment spending per inhabitant (CFA francs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littoral | 19,047 |
| 2 | Donga | 4,712 |
| 3 | Atacora | 4,241 |
| 4 | Alibori | 3,972 |
| 5 | Borgou | 2,767 |
| 6 | Zou | 2,395 |
| 7 | Plateau | 2,353 |
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Sources
- Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP), Ministry of Economy and Finance: Note de conjoncture des finances locales, exercice budgétaire 2025 (March 2026): Table 11, commune budgets per inhabitant by department, and local investment by department, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8cc614c1e0f4…)
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