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Government debt — Benin

Government debt in Benin in 2031 — 50.3%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 184. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 3.3 pp.

2031 50.3% −0.8 pp vs 2030
World rank 97of 184
Period maximum 61.3%2023
Period minimum 8.4%2006

Trend over time

1998–2031 · % of GDP

Government debt — Benin, 1998–20310204060801998200220062010201420182022202620301998: 53.6%1999: 39.4%2000: 39.6%2001: 38%2002: 30.8%2003: 23.4%2004: 21.5%2005: 27%2006: 8.4%2007: 14.3%2008: 18.3%2009: 18.7%2010: 21%2011: 21.9%2012: 19.5%2013: 18.5%2014: 22.3%2015: 30.9%2016: 35.9%2017: 39.4%2018: 40.8%2019: 40.4%2020: 46.1%2021: 55.6%2022: 59.7%2023: 61.3%2024: 60.5%2025: 57.3%2026: 57.2%2027: 55.6%2028: 53.2%2029: 52%2030: 51.1%2031: 50.3%
Change over the period: −3.3 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 50.3%
World computed 102.5%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 54.1%
Western Africa computed 41.7%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 64.8%
Government debt — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 50.3 −0.8 pp
2030 51.1 −0.9 pp
2029 52 −1.2 pp
2028 53.2 −2.4 pp
2027 55.6 −1.6 pp
2026 57.2 −0.1 pp
2025 57.3 −3.2 pp
2024 60.5 −0.8 pp
2023 61.3 +1.6 pp
2022 59.7 +4.1 pp
2021 55.6 +9.5 pp
2020 46.1 +5.7 pp
2019 40.4 −0.4 pp
2018 40.8 +1.4 pp
2017 39.4 +3.5 pp
2016 35.9 +5 pp
2015 30.9 +8.6 pp
2014 22.3 +3.8 pp
2013 18.5 −1 pp
2012 19.5 −2.4 pp
2011 21.9 +0.9 pp
2010 21 +2.3 pp
2009 18.7 +0.4 pp
2008 18.3 +4 pp
2007 14.3 +5.9 pp
2006 8.4 −18.6 pp
2005 27 +5.5 pp
2004 21.5 −1.9 pp
2003 23.4 −7.4 pp
2002 30.8 −7.2 pp
2001 38 −1.6 pp
2000 39.6 +0.2 pp
1999 39.4 −14.2 pp
1998 53.6 —

Western Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GN Guinea 28.9 NG Nigeria 30.1 SL Sierra Leone 31.8 ML Mali 37.9 MR Mauritania 40.8 GH Ghana 42.3 LR Liberia 43.1 GM Gambia 44.3 NE Niger 44.3 BF Burkina Faso 46.4 CI Côte d'Ivoire 48.6 BJ Benin 50.3 TG Togo 56.7 GW Guinea-Bissau 65.2 CV Cabo Verde 71.4 SN Senegal 121.4
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About the indicator

Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook database: all liabilities that require future payments of interest and/or principal. It covers the central government, regional and local budgets and extrabudgetary funds where the data allow. The threshold of 60% of GDP is used in the EU Maastricht criteria as a benchmark of sustainability.

Important: The coverage of the government sector differs between countries; when levels are compared, it matters whether regional budgets are included.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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