Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin
Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin stood at 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin peaked at 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,778 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2000.
Benin ranks 129th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2,320 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 3,002 US dollar per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 2,101 US dollar per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 2,121 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,778 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 2,475 US dollar per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2002 | 3,534 US dollar per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2003 | 3,462 US dollar per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3,434 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2,816 US dollar per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 4,293 US dollar per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 5,537 US dollar per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 5,740 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 7,663 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 5,935 US dollar per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 6,428 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 8,009 US dollar per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 11,069 US dollar per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 11,495 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 11,495 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,875 US dollar per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 13,667 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,422 US dollar per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2019 | 13,391 US dollar per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2020 | 10,402 US dollar per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2021 | 9,822 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 15,312 US dollar per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2023 | 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,386 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,101 US dollar per square kilometre | 3,002 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,073 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,778 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,663 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,279 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,935 US dollar per square kilometre | 13,875 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,991 US dollar per square kilometre | 9,822 US dollar per square kilometre | 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 126 Nicaragua 20,799 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 127 Angola 20,719 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 128 Lesotho 20,692 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 130 Morocco 19,530 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 18,885 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 132 Burundi 18,646 US dollar per square kilometre 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin was 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre 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 20,430 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,778 US dollar per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Benin ranks 129th 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 84.6%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.