Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Benin
Benin: Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP was -2.02 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Benin, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2027, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Benin stood at -2.02.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Benin peaked at -0.2912 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -3.2, in 2007.
Benin ranks 23rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.6 | — |
| 2001 | -1.13 | -29.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2912 | -74.3% |
| 2003 | -0.8322 | +185.7% |
| 2004 | -1.05 | +26.7% |
| 2005 | -0.8138 | -22.8% |
| 2006 | -0.7816 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | -3.2 | +309.8% |
| 2008 | -1.78 | -44.3% |
| 2009 | -1.06 | -40.4% |
| 2010 | -2.04 | +92.3% |
| 2011 | -0.9499 | -53.5% |
| 2012 | -2.17 | +127.9% |
| 2013 | -2.41 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | -2.92 | +21.3% |
| 2015 | -1.03 | -64.8% |
| 2016 | -0.9678 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | -1.32 | +36.7% |
| 2018 | -1.29 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -1.3 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -0.9721 | -25.2% |
| 2021 | -1.71 | +76.3% |
| 2022 | -1.89 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | -2.19 | +15.6% |
| 2024 | -1.78 | -18.5% |
| 2025 | -1.76 | -1.1% |
| 2026 | -1.89 | +7.2% |
| 2027 | -2.02 | +7.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -2.02 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.02, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's -2.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.98, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -309.8% | -0.7816 | -3.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.26 | -3.2 | -0.2912 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.64 | -2.92 | -0.9499 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.78 | -2.19 | -0.9721 | 8 |
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 direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Benin?
- Direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp in Benin was -2.02 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2912 in 2002.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2 in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2027.
- Is direct investment, net (assets less liabilities), percent of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net (assets less liabilities), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.