Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 170.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.0311 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places Benin 7th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0065 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1401.1% |
| 1972 | 0.005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0105 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0059 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0085 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +78.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +88.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0077 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.015 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.018 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0197 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0137 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +130.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0204 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0185 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0162 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0158 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.007 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0063 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0119 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0059 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +65.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.8% |
| 2011 | 0.002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.0% |
| 2012 | 0.003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +222.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0139 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0192 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.006 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +1401.1% | 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0061 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0149 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0311 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0068 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Liberia 0.0245 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Togo 0.0242 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 0.0229 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Grenada 0.0196 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Madagascar 0.019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Tanzania 0.0176 NFL, 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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 18.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.0209 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1989.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.8%. 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 Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Net financial flows, IDA International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.