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

Benin ranks 43rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: External debt stocks, short-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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 10.2%

World rank

43rd

of 121 countries

All-time high

0.1454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2018

All-time low

0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-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

The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin is 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.1454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.

Benin ranks 43rd 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.

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

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0037 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.5%
1972	0.0049 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.4%
1973	0.0058 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
1974	0.0073 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1975	0.0078 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
1976	0.0071 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1977	0.0432 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+506.2%
1978	0.0669 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+54.7%
1979	0.0825 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.2%
1980	0.0522 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
1981	0.0654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
1982	0.0618 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1983	0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.1%
1984	0.0842 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1985	0.1395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+65.5%
1986	0.1282 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1987	0.1344 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1988	0.0935 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.5%
1989	0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.6%
1990	0.0283 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.9%
1991	0.0311 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1992	0.0162 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.9%
1993	0.0146 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1994	0.0194 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.0%
1995	0.0217 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1996	0.0199 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1997	0.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+101.4%
1998	0.0396 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1999	0.0492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
2000	0.0243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-50.7%
2001	0.0428 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+76.3%
2002	0.0539 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.0%
2003	0.0297 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.9%
2004	0.0515 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.7%
2005	0.0392 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.9%
2006	0.0654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.8%
2007	0.0535 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
2008	0.0502 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2009	0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2010	0.069 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
2011	0.0675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2012	0.0874 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
2013	0.081 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2014	0.1008 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.5%
2015	0.1131 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.2%
2016	0.0914 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
2017	0.0743 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.7%
2018	0.1454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+95.7%
2019	0.0911 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
2020	0.0938 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2021	0.1022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2022	0.095 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2023	0.0658 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.8%
2024	0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0232 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0825 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0882 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0471 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.028 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0146 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0492 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.047 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0243 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0654 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0921 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0675 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0832 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1022 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Benin

40 Somalia 0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Tajikistan 0.0604 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
42 Suriname 0.0592 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 Sri Lanka 0.0584 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Samoa 0.0583 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
46 Angola 0.0563 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, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.0591 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.1454 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
How does Benin rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Benin ranks 43rd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-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, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-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.