Debt on Non-concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports) in Benin
Benin: Debt on Non-concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports) was 10.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Debt on Non-concessional terms to export ratio in Benin, 2005–2010
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in % of exports.
Analysis
In 2010, debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio in Benin stood at 10.2%.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Benin ranks 32nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Debt on Non-concessional terms to export ratio (% of exports) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.9% | — |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -52.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -69.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +130.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +156.7% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -8.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 10.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.6%, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 1.9% | 12.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More external debt data for Benin
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA 256.00 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,343 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 11.20 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 422.59 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio in Benin?
- Debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio in Benin was 10.2% in 2010, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2010.
- Is debt on non-concessional terms to export ratio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 to export ratio (% of exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Non-concessional 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. 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. Long-term debt outstanding and disbursed (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 divided by GDP at market prices in current U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.