Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin is 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 35.2% on the previous year and up 123.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places Benin 51st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1294.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +177.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +207.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0041 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0088 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +104.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0106 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0122 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0085 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0069 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0046 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +140.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.01 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0073 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.007 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1294.0% | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1978 | +207.4% | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0055 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0133 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 48 Burkina Faso 0.0099 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 49 Rwanda 0.0096 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 50 Uganda 0.0094 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 52 Tonga 0.0092 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 53 Tajikistan 0.009 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 54 Serbia 0.0089 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.0093 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service (tds, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.3%. 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 Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Multilateral debt service International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Multilateral debt service (TDS, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.