Bahamas vs Benin: External balance on goods and services

Bahamas
-3.7%
in 2024
Benin
-3.0%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
99th
Benin rank
97th

External balance on goods and services over time

  • Bahamas
  • Benin
-30-20-1001020196019922025

How they compare

Benin currently reports -3.0% against -3.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 99th and Benin ranks 97th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 5 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Benin Difference Ahead
1970s 13.4% -18.7% 32.2% Bahamas
1980s 5.1% -17.4% 22.6% Bahamas
1990s -4.1% -7.6% 3.5% Bahamas
2000s -4.4% -4.5% 0.1% Bahamas
2010s -4.6% -5.0% 0.4% Bahamas
2020s -4.6% -4.3% 0.3% Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Bahamas or Benin?
Benin, at -3.0% against -3.7% in Bahamas as of 2025.
What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Bahamas and Benin?
0.7%, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Benin?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Benin rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
Bahamas ranks 99th and Benin ranks 97th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 11,345 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.