Public spending on infrastructure and economic growth in Benin

The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of public infrastructure spending on economic growth in Benin. In particular this involves explaining the influence of the composition of this public infrastructure spending on economic growth as well as the direction of infrastructure - economic growth causality. To this end we have highlighted a linear relationship between economic growth and public spending on infrastructure through an estimation made using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method. From the results of our estimates it appears that public spending on infrastructure contributes positively but not significantly to economic growth in Benin.We also note that public spending on infrastructure causes economic growth just as economic growth generates public spending on infrastructure over the study period in Benin.Reflections and actions are therefore necessary to optimize the impact of investments in public infrastructure on economic growth in Benin.