Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 543.01 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Benin peaked at 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -40.77 million BoP, current US$, in 2004.
Benin ranks 122nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.70 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 2.80 million BoP, current US$ | -58.2% |
| 1972 | 4.80 million BoP, current US$ | +71.4% |
| 1973 | 3.50 million BoP, current US$ | -27.1% |
| 1974 | -2.34 million BoP, current US$ | -166.9% |
| 1975 | 1.89 million BoP, current US$ | -180.7% |
| 1976 | 2.45 million BoP, current US$ | +29.8% |
| 1977 | 3.13 million BoP, current US$ | +27.5% |
| 1978 | 753,360 BoP, current US$ | -75.9% |
| 1979 | 3.57 million BoP, current US$ | +373.6% |
| 1980 | 4.32 million BoP, current US$ | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 2.09 million BoP, current US$ | -51.6% |
| 1982 | -12,173 BoP, current US$ | -100.6% |
| 1983 | 10,497 BoP, current US$ | -186.2% |
| 1984 | 11,443 BoP, current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1985 | -90,000 BoP, current US$ | -886.5% |
| 1986 | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ | -1322.2% |
| 1987 | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -90.9% |
| 1988 | -21.66 million BoP, current US$ | -21762.0% |
| 1989 | -1.12 million BoP, current US$ | -94.8% |
| 1990 | -2.95 million BoP, current US$ | +164.2% |
| 1991 | 393,822 BoP, current US$ | -113.3% |
| 1992 | 954,317 BoP, current US$ | +142.3% |
| 1993 | -21.64 million BoP, current US$ | -2367.2% |
| 1994 | -7.11 million BoP, current US$ | -67.1% |
| 1995 | -7.74 million BoP, current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1996 | -14.66 million BoP, current US$ | +89.5% |
| 1997 | 12.18 million BoP, current US$ | -183.1% |
| 1998 | 11.29 million BoP, current US$ | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 9.31 million BoP, current US$ | -17.5% |
| 2000 | -12.79 million BoP, current US$ | -237.4% |
| 2001 | 16.74 million BoP, current US$ | -230.8% |
| 2002 | -19.40 million BoP, current US$ | -215.9% |
| 2003 | 10.64 million BoP, current US$ | -154.8% |
| 2004 | -40.77 million BoP, current US$ | -483.3% |
| 2005 | -8.79 million BoP, current US$ | -78.4% |
| 2006 | -12.36 million BoP, current US$ | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 139.19 million BoP, current US$ | -1225.8% |
| 2008 | 48.21 million BoP, current US$ | -65.4% |
| 2009 | -18.81 million BoP, current US$ | -139.0% |
| 2010 | 53.51 million BoP, current US$ | -384.5% |
| 2011 | 161.30 million BoP, current US$ | +201.5% |
| 2012 | 281.55 million BoP, current US$ | +74.5% |
| 2013 | 360.34 million BoP, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 405.74 million BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 149.76 million BoP, current US$ | -63.1% |
| 2016 | 131.79 million BoP, current US$ | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 200.90 million BoP, current US$ | +52.4% |
| 2018 | 194.07 million BoP, current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 218.21 million BoP, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 174.02 million BoP, current US$ | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 345.99 million BoP, current US$ | +98.8% |
| 2022 | 375.99 million BoP, current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 442.96 million BoP, current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 543.01 million BoP, current US$ | +22.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 543.01 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 888.22 million BoP, current US$, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 543.01 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.60 million BoP, current US$, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -21762.0% | 100,000 BoP, current US$ | -21.66 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1993 | -2367.2% | 954,317 BoP, current US$ | -21.64 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1986 | +1322.2% | -90,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.10 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2007 | +1225.8% | -12.36 million BoP, current US$ | 139.19 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1985 | -886.5% | 11,443 BoP, current US$ | -90,000 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.72 million BoP, current US$ | -2.34 million BoP, current US$ | 6.70 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.53 million BoP, current US$ | -21.66 million BoP, current US$ | 4.32 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.00 million BoP, current US$ | -21.64 million BoP, current US$ | 12.18 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.19 million BoP, current US$ | -40.77 million BoP, current US$ | 139.19 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.72 million BoP, current US$ | 53.51 million BoP, current US$ | 405.74 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.39 million BoP, current US$ | 174.02 million BoP, current US$ | 543.01 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 119 Congo 603.62 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 120 Rwanda 572.93 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 121 Sudan 548.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 123 Liberia 471.54 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 124 Botswana 467.27 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 125 Zimbabwe 465.43 million BoP, current US$ compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Benin?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Benin was 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 543.01 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.77 million BoP, current US$ in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 122nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.