Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin
Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 163.25 US dollar per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 163.25 US dollar per person for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin peaked at 163.25 US dollar per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.76 US dollar per person, in 2000.
That places Benin 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.92 US dollar per person | — |
| 1997 | 51.41 US dollar per person | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 34.89 US dollar per person | -32.1% |
| 1999 | 34.16 US dollar per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 27.76 US dollar per person | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 37.49 US dollar per person | +35.0% |
| 2002 | 51.92 US dollar per person | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 49.33 US dollar per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 47.45 US dollar per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.69 US dollar per person | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 55.68 US dollar per person | +47.8% |
| 2007 | 69.73 US dollar per person | +25.2% |
| 2008 | 70.14 US dollar per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 90.87 US dollar per person | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 68.31 US dollar per person | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 71.82 US dollar per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 86.86 US dollar per person | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 116.55 US dollar per person | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 117.52 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 114.09 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 133.75 US dollar per person | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 128 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 67.58 US dollar per person | -47.2% |
| 2019 | 118.64 US dollar per person | +75.6% |
| 2020 | 89.74 US dollar per person | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 82.57 US dollar per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 125.48 US dollar per person | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 163.25 US dollar per person | +30.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.34 US dollar per person | 34.16 US dollar per person | 51.41 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 53.81 US dollar per person | 27.76 US dollar per person | 90.87 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.31 US dollar per person | 67.58 US dollar per person | 133.75 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.26 US dollar per person | 82.57 US dollar per person | 163.25 US dollar per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin was 163.25 US dollar per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 163.25 US dollar per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.76 US dollar per person in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
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- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.