Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Benin
Benin: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita was 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Benin is 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 765.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Benin peaked at 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5699 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1970.
Benin ranks 79th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.5699 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.17 TDS, current US$ per person | +106.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9294 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.7047 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 1.85 TDS, current US$ per person | +163.1% |
| 1975 | 1.77 TDS, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.22 TDS, current US$ per person | -31.1% |
| 1977 | 1.07 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.39 TDS, current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 1979 | 1.71 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1980 | 5.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +201.0% |
| 1981 | 5.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 6.03 TDS, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 7.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 1984 | 10.75 TDS, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 1985 | 10.83 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.24 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 8.47 TDS, current US$ per person | -36.0% |
| 1988 | 5.7 TDS, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 1989 | 5.06 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1990 | 7.02 TDS, current US$ per person | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 5.55 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 4.9 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1993 | 5.38 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 6.5 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 7.72 TDS, current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 6.87 TDS, current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 7.67 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 8.84 TDS, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 11.16 TDS, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 10.85 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 7.33 TDS, current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 8.39 TDS, current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 7.33 TDS, current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 8.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 7.12 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 7.13 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.42 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 5.53 TDS, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 5.89 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 5 TDS, current US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 32.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +551.5% |
| 2012 | 7.57 TDS, current US$ per person | -76.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2014 | 9.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +103.5% |
| 2016 | 11.72 TDS, current US$ per person | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 10.52 TDS, current US$ per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.09 TDS, current US$ per person | +138.4% |
| 2019 | 20.12 TDS, current US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 20.03 TDS, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 57.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +187.4% |
| 2022 | 37.56 TDS, current US$ per person | -34.8% |
| 2023 | 62.29 TDS, current US$ per person | +65.9% |
| 2024 | 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person | +27.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.5699 TDS, current US$ per person | 1.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.06 TDS, current US$ per person | 13.24 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.9 TDS, current US$ per person | 11.16 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.49 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.53 TDS, current US$ per person | 10.85 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.94 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 TDS, current US$ per person | 32.58 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.31 TDS, current US$ per person | 20.03 TDS, current US$ per person | 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 76 Mauritania 79.86 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 77 Vanuatu 79.83 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 78 Ghana 79.29 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 80 Iraq 74.34 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 81 Pakistan 64.9 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 82 India 63.14 TDS, current US$ per person compare
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- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 2.87 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
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- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Benin?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita in Benin was 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5699 TDS, current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 79th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 765.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.