How does Benin rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Benin ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 246.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin

Name: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.1%

World rank

24th

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.8009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1972

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin stood at 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 246.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.8009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1972.

Benin ranks 24th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.1269 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.1487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1972	0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1973	0.1736 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.3%
1974	0.1888 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1975	0.1683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1976	0.1951 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.9%
1977	0.2399 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1978	0.2312 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1979	0.2941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.2%
1980	0.2742 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1981	0.3439 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.4%
1982	0.5253 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.8%
1983	0.641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.0%
1984	0.6306 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1985	0.7131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1986	0.642 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1987	0.6573 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1988	0.6263 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
1989	0.6584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1990	0.5338 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1991	0.5364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1992	0.6783 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.5%
1993	0.5252 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.6%
1994	0.8009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+52.5%
1995	0.5832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
1996	0.5216 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1997	0.5241 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1998	0.5199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1999	0.3471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.2%
2000	0.3757 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2001	0.3774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2002	0.367 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2003	0.2731 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.6%
2004	0.2578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2005	0.2364 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2006	0.1106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.2%
2007	0.1276 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.3%
2008	0.1199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2009	0.1343 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2010	0.1553 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2011	0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.2%
2012	0.1335 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2013	0.1465 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2014	0.1571 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2015	0.1856 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
2016	0.2468 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
2017	0.295 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
2018	0.3206 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2019	0.3725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.2%
2020	0.4133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2021	0.4485 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2022	0.4779 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2023	0.5136 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
2024	0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1877 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2941 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2742 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.557 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.238 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1106 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3774 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2134 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4797 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4133 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Benin

21 Grenada 0.5824 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Paraguay 0.5818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Georgia 0.569 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
25 Gambia 0.5446 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Serbia 0.5366 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 North Macedonia 0.536 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?: External debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.5451 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.8009 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1104 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1972.
How does Benin rank for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 24th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 246.9%. 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 External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.