Debt on Non-concessional terms in Benin

Benin: Debt on Non-concessional terms was 239.90 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
239.90 million current US$
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
40th
of 50 countries
All-time high
695.64 million current US$
in 1987
All-time low
0 current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt on Non-concessional terms in Benin, 1970–2011

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1970199020111970: 0 current US$1971: 12.3M current US$1972: 13.7M current US$1973: 16.3M current US$1974: 23.2M current US$1975: 23.9M current US$1976: 24.4M current US$1977: 52.7M current US$1978: 105.1M current US$1979: 267.4M current US$1980: 257.6M current US$1981: 316.6M current US$1982: 471.8M current US$1983: 477.7M current US$1984: 438.4M current US$1985: 533.5M current US$1986: 591.6M current US$1987: 695.6M current US$1988: 602.0M current US$1989: 342.3M current US$1990: 304.5M current US$1991: 318.7M current US$1992: 290.6M current US$1993: 303.9M current US$1994: 338.8M current US$1995: 382.6M current US$1996: 320.0M current US$1997: 380.9M current US$1998: 337.4M current US$1999: 358.4M current US$2000: 276.8M current US$2001: 267.5M current US$2002: 272.0M current US$2003: 164.1M current US$2004: 146.5M current US$2005: 120.5M current US$2006: 70.8M current US$2007: 30.6M current US$2008: 81.6M current US$2009: 179.9M current US$2010: 186.6M current US$2011: 239.9M current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 239.90 million current US$ for debt on non-concessional terms in 2011.

That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt on non-concessional terms in Benin peaked at 695.64 million current US$ in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.

That places Benin 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53.91 million current US$ 0 current US$ 267.45 million current US$ 10
1980s 472.72 million current US$ 257.63 million current US$ 695.64 million current US$ 10
1990s 333.58 million current US$ 290.59 million current US$ 382.63 million current US$ 10
2000s 161.02 million current US$ 30.60 million current US$ 276.79 million current US$ 10
2010s 213.25 million current US$ 186.59 million current US$ 239.90 million current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 37 Malawi 311.00 million current US$ compare
  2. 38 Liberia 271.04 million current US$ compare
  3. 39 Burundi 247.34 million current US$ compare
  4. 41 Chad 201.82 million current US$ compare
  5. 42 Cape Verde 184.62 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt on non-concessional terms in Benin?
Debt on non-concessional terms in Benin was 239.90 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt on non-concessional terms recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 695.64 million current US$ in 1987.
What is the lowest debt on non-concessional terms recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
How does Benin rank for debt on non-concessional terms?
Benin ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt on non-concessional terms rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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 Debt on Non-concessional terms (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt on Non-concessional terms (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Non-concessional Long-term Debt Outstanding and Disbursed (LDOD) conveys information about the borrower's receipt of aid from official lenders on non-concessional terms as defined by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD. This is the difference between the total debt outstanding and disbursed less debt on concessional terms.  Concessional debt is defined as loans with an original grant element of 25 percent or more. The grant equivalent of a loan is its commitment (present) value, less the discounted present value of its contractual debt service; conventionally, future service payments are discounted at 10 percent. The grant element of a loan is the grant equivalent expressed as a percentage of the amount committed. It is used as a measure of the overall cost of borrowing. Loans from major regional development banks--African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank--and from the World Bank are classified as concessional according to each institution's classification and not according to the DAC definition, as was the practice in earlier reports. LDOD is the total outstanding long-term debt at year end. 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.  Data are in current U.S. dollars.