Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Benin
Benin: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 12.12 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Benin, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12.12 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Benin peaked at 41.26 million current US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,000 current US$, in 1970.
Benin ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million current US$ | 1,000 current US$ | 3.11 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.41 million current US$ | 2.96 million current US$ | 21.99 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.25 million current US$ | 10.66 million current US$ | 20.90 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.13 million current US$ | 10.89 million current US$ | 41.26 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.63 million current US$ | 12.12 million current US$ | 13.15 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 29 Botswana 16.51 million current US$ compare
- 30 Eswatini 16.50 million current US$ compare
- 31 Madagascar 16.27 million current US$ compare
- 33 Cabo Verde 10.55 million current US$ compare
- 34 Niger 10.35 million current US$ compare
- 35 Seychelles 9.68 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for Benin
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 41.44 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 448.24 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 15.7% (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.18 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 8.92 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 2.32 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, bilateral 284.77 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 804.28 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- PPG, official creditors 1.09 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Benin?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Benin was 12.12 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.26 million current US$ in 2008.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.