Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Benin
Benin: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Benin, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Benin is 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 324.3% on the previous year and up 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Benin peaked at 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
Benin ranks 95th of 191 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$) … unit in Benin, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1979 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1731.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1988 | -0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1989 | -0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +214.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.6% |
| 1994 | -0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1995 | -0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.2% |
| 1996 | -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1997 | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.8% |
| 1998 | -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1071.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2000 | -0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +153.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +170.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2007 | -0.015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -137.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +120.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +175.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +76.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -75.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +324.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +1731.7% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1998 | -1071.0% | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1980s | -0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0201 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0196 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 92 Namibia 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Zimbabwe 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Mali 0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Comoros 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Cambodia 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in Benin?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Benin was 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0606 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Benin ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.8%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.