Adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin
Benin: Adjustments to scheduled interest was -6.28 million current US$ in 2005. ◆ Volatile
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin, 1990–2005
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded -6.28 million current US$ for adjustments to scheduled interest in 2005. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 45.6% on the previous year and down 122.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin peaked at 48.04 million current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, -6.28 million current US$, in 2005.
Benin ranks 35th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.26 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 16.12 million current US$ | -27.6% |
| 1992 | 48.04 million current US$ | +198.0% |
| 1993 | 26.22 million current US$ | -45.4% |
| 1994 | 20.74 million current US$ | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 27.73 million current US$ | +33.7% |
| 1996 | 29.43 million current US$ | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 9.48 million current US$ | -67.8% |
| 1998 | -5.79 million current US$ | -161.0% |
| 1999 | -6.12 million current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2000 | -4.13 million current US$ | -32.5% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million current US$ | -135.6% |
| 2002 | -4.82 million current US$ | -427.6% |
| 2003 | 5.94 million current US$ | -223.2% |
| 2004 | -4.31 million current US$ | -172.6% |
| 2005 | -6.28 million current US$ | +45.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -6.28 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -824,430 current US$, 7.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's -6.28 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 434,909 current US$. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.81 million current US$ | -6.12 million current US$ | 48.04 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.02 million current US$ | -6.28 million current US$ | 5.94 million current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More external debt data for Benin
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 41.44 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 2.87 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0019 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 448.24 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 30.99 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 15.7% (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,343 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin?
- Adjustments to scheduled interest in Benin was -6.28 million current US$ in 2005, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48.04 million current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjustments to scheduled interest recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.28 million current US$ in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for adjustments to scheduled interest?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 46 countries with data for 2005.
- Is adjustments to scheduled interest rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 122.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Adjustments to scheduled interest (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest due is actual amounts of interest due in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Interest payments are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. This item includes interest paid on long-term debt, IMF charges, and interest paid on short-term debt. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.