Benin vs Low income: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Benin
- Low income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.5% against 1.1% in Low income, a difference of 3.4%.
That makes Benin's figure about 4.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Low income ahead.
Benin ranks 25th and Low income ranks 26th of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Low income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.2% | 0.5% | Low income |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Low income |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Low income |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 1.3% | 2.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Benin or Low income?
- Benin, at 4.5% against 1.1% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Benin and Low income?
- 3.4%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Low income rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Benin ranks 25th and Low income ranks 26th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.