Private capital flows, total in Benin
Benin: Private capital flows, total was 4.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Benin, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4.8% for private capital flows, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,660.4% on the previous year and up 474.7% over ten years.
That places Benin 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
Private capital flows, total in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8% | — |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +414.7% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -92.9% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +2660.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 4.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 17.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5006 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 830.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 291.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 483,101 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 8.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4022 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Benin?
- Private capital flows, total in Benin was 4.8% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for private capital flows, total?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 474.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.