Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Benin
Benin: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Benin, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Benin stood at 60.28 million BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 363.4% on the previous year and up 248.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Benin peaked at 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, -141.40 million BoP, current US$, in 2010.
Benin ranks 105th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 197,441 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 29,441 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 529,509 BoP, current US$ | +1698.6% |
| 1983 | 543,213 BoP, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 473,731 BoP, current US$ | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | -21.66 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | -63.21 million BoP, current US$ | +191.8% |
| 1990 | -65.33 million BoP, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1991 | -120.39 million BoP, current US$ | +84.3% |
| 1992 | -76.62 million BoP, current US$ | -36.4% |
| 1993 | -23.04 million BoP, current US$ | -69.9% |
| 1994 | -20.76 million BoP, current US$ | -9.9% |
| 1995 | -21.07 million BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1996 | -28.26 million BoP, current US$ | +34.1% |
| 1997 | -1.69 million BoP, current US$ | -94.0% |
| 1998 | -21.45 million BoP, current US$ | +1167.4% |
| 1999 | -28.52 million BoP, current US$ | +32.9% |
| 2000 | -69.09 million BoP, current US$ | +142.2% |
| 2001 | -24.85 million BoP, current US$ | -64.0% |
| 2002 | -31.61 million BoP, current US$ | +27.2% |
| 2003 | -33.88 million BoP, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2004 | -106.05 million BoP, current US$ | +213.0% |
| 2005 | -62.24 million BoP, current US$ | -41.3% |
| 2006 | -67.34 million BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2007 | -122.49 million BoP, current US$ | +81.9% |
| 2008 | -126.32 million BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2009 | -122.32 million BoP, current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2010 | -141.40 million BoP, current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 59.73 million BoP, current US$ | -142.2% |
| 2012 | 40.33 million BoP, current US$ | -32.5% |
| 2013 | 58.59 million BoP, current US$ | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 17.28 million BoP, current US$ | -70.5% |
| 2015 | 32.70 million BoP, current US$ | +89.3% |
| 2016 | 17.38 million BoP, current US$ | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 31.91 million BoP, current US$ | +83.6% |
| 2018 | 9.77 million BoP, current US$ | -69.4% |
| 2019 | 27.15 million BoP, current US$ | +177.9% |
| 2020 | 21.53 million BoP, current US$ | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 42.90 million BoP, current US$ | +99.3% |
| 2022 | 46.57 million BoP, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | -72.1% |
| 2024 | 60.28 million BoP, current US$ | +363.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 60.28 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 60.28 million BoP, current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.86 million BoP, current US$, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1698.6% | 29,441 BoP, current US$ | 529,509 BoP, current US$ |
| 1998 | -1167.4% | -1.69 million BoP, current US$ | -21.45 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,907 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 197,441 BoP, current US$ | 6 |
| 1980s | -8.33 million BoP, current US$ | -63.21 million BoP, current US$ | 543,213 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -40.71 million BoP, current US$ | -120.39 million BoP, current US$ | -1.69 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -76.62 million BoP, current US$ | -126.32 million BoP, current US$ | -24.85 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 million BoP, current US$ | -141.40 million BoP, current US$ | 59.73 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.86 million BoP, current US$ | 13.01 million BoP, current US$ | 60.28 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 102 Nicaragua 73.80 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 103 Eswatini 63.77 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 104 Cameroon 63.42 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 106 Burkina Faso 57.04 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 107 Malawi 56.42 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 108 Mongolia 55.47 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Benin?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Benin was 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.28 million BoP, current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -141.40 million BoP, current US$ in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Benin ranks 105th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.9%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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 outflows 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.