External debt in Benin in 2024 — 14,162,933,687 US$. Ranked 62 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 32,679.5%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.16B | +1.62B | +12.94% |
| 2023 | 12.54B | +1.61B | +14.76% |
| 2022 | 10.93B | +487M | +4.66% |
| 2021 | 10.44B | +1.92B | +22.59% |
| 2020 | 8.52B | +1.58B | +22.73% |
| 2019 | 6.94B | +47.61M | +0.69% |
| 2018 | 6.89B | +1.97B | +40.15% |
| 2017 | 4.92B | +732M | +17.49% |
| 2016 | 4.18B | +581M | +16.11% |
| 2015 | 3.6B | −42.53M | −1.17% |
| 2014 | 3.65B | +574M | +18.68% |
| 2013 | 3.07B | +402M | +15.07% |
| 2012 | 2.67B | +480M | +21.91% |
| 2011 | 2.19B | −93.66M | −4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.28B | +269M | +13.34% |
| 2009 | 2.02B | +313M | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7B | +204M | +13.61% |
| 2007 | 1.5B | +243M | +19.39% |
| 2006 | 1.25B | −621M | −33.12% |
| 2005 | 1.88B | −118M | −5.94% |
| 2004 | 1.99B | +288M | +16.89% |
| 2003 | 1.71B | −145M | −7.81% |
| 2002 | 1.85B | +222M | +13.65% |
| 2001 | 1.63B | +125M | +8.29% |
| 2000 | 1.5B | −58.16M | −3.72% |
| 1999 | 1.56B | +95.19M | +6.49% |
| 1998 | 1.47B | +92.77M | +6.75% |
| 1997 | 1.37B | −3.11M | −0.23% |
| 1996 | 1.38B | −18.97M | −1.36% |
| 1995 | 1.4B | +14.34M | +1.04% |
| 1994 | 1.38B | +111M | +8.77% |
| 1993 | 1.27B | +71.61M | +5.97% |
| 1992 | 1.2B | +49.29M | +4.29% |
| 1991 | 1.15B | +38.88M | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.11B | +40.68M | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 1.07B | −100M | −8.55% |
| 1988 | 1.17B | −74.29M | −5.97% |
| 1987 | 1.24B | +206M | +19.82% |
| 1986 | 1.04B | +136M | +15.03% |
| 1985 | 903M | +140M | +18.39% |
| 1984 | 763M | −35.84M | −4.49% |
| 1983 | 798M | +40.16M | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 758M | +215M | +39.59% |
| 1981 | 543M | +68.35M | +14.39% |
| 1980 | 475M | +21.05M | +4.64% |
| 1979 | 454M | +170M | +59.85% |
| 1978 | 284M | +71.53M | +33.68% |
| 1977 | 212M | +71.15M | +50.38% |
| 1976 | 141M | +22.01M | +18.47% |
| 1975 | 119M | +10.4M | +9.56% |
| 1974 | 109M | +18.32M | +20.25% |
| 1973 | 90.48M | +43.17M | +91.23% |
| 1972 | 47.32M | −3.73M | −7.32% |
| 1971 | 51.05M | +7.84M | +18.15% |
| 1970 | 43.21M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
Public Finance Budget balanceThe budget deficit or surplus as a percent of GDP. A negative value means spending exceeds revenue.
Finance Development aid receivedHow much official development assistance a country receives — in grants and concessional loans.
