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$, in 1970.
Benin ranks 32nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,000 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 970,000 current US$ | +96900.0% |
| 1972 | 576,000 current US$ | -40.6% |
| 1973 | 432,000 current US$ | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 798,000 current US$ | +84.7% |
| 1975 | 820,000 current US$ | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 936,000 current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1977 | 859,000 current US$ | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 2.01 million current US$ | +134.0% |
| 1979 | 3.11 million current US$ | +54.9% |
| 1980 | 2.96 million current US$ | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 3.18 million current US$ | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 6.05 million current US$ | +90.5% |
| 1983 | 13.74 million current US$ | +127.0% |
| 1984 | 17.24 million current US$ | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 13.98 million current US$ | -18.9% |
| 1986 | 21.99 million current US$ | +57.3% |
| 1987 | 15.16 million current US$ | -31.1% |
| 1988 | 7.63 million current US$ | -49.7% |
| 1989 | 12.14 million current US$ | +59.1% |
| 1990 | 13.09 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 12.22 million current US$ | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 10.66 million current US$ | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 12.20 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 18.49 million current US$ | +51.6% |
| 1995 | 20.90 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1996 | 16.11 million current US$ | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 17.79 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 20.87 million current US$ | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 20.21 million current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 17.08 million current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 14.21 million current US$ | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 22.29 million current US$ | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 11.92 million current US$ | -46.5% |
| 2004 | 14.15 million current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 14.69 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 12.80 million current US$ | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 10.89 million current US$ | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 41.26 million current US$ | +278.8% |
| 2009 | 12.00 million current US$ | -70.9% |
| 2010 | 13.15 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 12.12 million current US$ | -7.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12.12 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.86 million current US$, 25% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12.12 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +96900.0% | 1,000 current US$ | 970,000 current US$ |
| 2008 | +278.8% | 10.89 million current US$ | 41.26 million current US$ |
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 Cape 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)
- 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 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.