International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Benin
Benin: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was -8.83 billion in 2023. β Volatile
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Benin, 2005β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded -8.83 billion for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and down 953.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Benin peaked at 31.39 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8.83 billion, in 2023.
Benin ranks 98th of 171 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -648.88 million | -1.38 billion | 31.39 million | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.23 billion | -5.49 billion | -728.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.90 billion | -8.83 billion | -5.55 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 95 Kyrgyzstan -8.13 billion compare
- 96 Latvia, Republic of -8.28 billion compare
- 97 Montenegro -8.32 billion compare
- 99 North Macedonia, Republic of -9.04 billion compare
- 100 Burkina Faso -9.20 billion compare
- 101 Bolivia -10.71 billion 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Benin?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Benin was -8.83 billion in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.39 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.83 billion in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Benin ranks 98th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 953.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.