Government budget and revenue in Zou, Benin: official figures
The communes of Zou had 5,615 CFA francs of revenue per inhabitant in 2025, including 1,251 CFA francs of local taxes, 900 CFA francs of other own revenue and 3,395 CFA francs of transfers; 4th 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 Zou on state transfers?
Transfers from the state and other bodies brought the communes of Zou 3,395 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 60% of their revenue; 4th 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 Zou spend?
The communes of Zou spent 6,517 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 5th 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 Zou invest?
Commune investment spending in Zou came to 2,395 CFA francs per inhabitant in 2025, 5th lowest 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 Zou went down 7.92% 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 Zou compares with other departments
Commune revenue per inhabitant (CFA francs) (2025)
Zou ranks 4 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)
Zou ranks 6 of 10, highest first. Couffo and Mono have no row in the Treasury table.
| Rank | Region | Commune investment spending per inhabitant (CFA francs) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Atacora | 4,241 |
| 4 | Alibori | 3,972 |
| 5 | Borgou | 2,767 |
| 6 | Zou | 2,395 |
| 7 | Plateau | 2,353 |
| 8 | Atlantique | 2,103 |
| 9 | Collines | 1,874 |
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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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