External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Benin
Benin: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Benin recorded 66.6% for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 141.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Benin peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2008.
Benin ranks 29th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.9% | — |
| 2001 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | -37.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 17.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 20.8% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +17.5% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 17.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 20.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 54.7% | 66.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 168.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 59.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 97,972 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 138.03 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 81,602 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 15.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Benin?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Benin was 66.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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