Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin

Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
123rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.1492 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 1997
All-time low
0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, 1996–2023

0.050.0750.10.1250.151996200920231996: 0.111 US dollar per US$ of GDP1997: 0.149 US dollar per US$ of GDP1998: 0.096 US dollar per US$ of GDP1999: 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP2000: 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP2001: 0.076 US dollar per US$ of GDP2002: 0.095 US dollar per US$ of GDP2003: 0.073 US dollar per US$ of GDP2004: 0.063 US dollar per US$ of GDP2005: 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP2006: 0.069 US dollar per US$ of GDP2007: 0.076 US dollar per US$ of GDP2008: 0.066 US dollar per US$ of GDP2009: 0.089 US dollar per US$ of GDP2010: 0.07 US dollar per US$ of GDP2011: 0.068 US dollar per US$ of GDP2012: 0.081 US dollar per US$ of GDP2013: 0.1 US dollar per US$ of GDP2014: 0.098 US dollar per US$ of GDP2015: 0.114 US dollar per US$ of GDP2016: 0.132 US dollar per US$ of GDP2017: 0.121 US dollar per US$ of GDP2018: 0.059 US dollar per US$ of GDP2019: 0.105 US dollar per US$ of GDP2020: 0.075 US dollar per US$ of GDP2021: 0.063 US dollar per US$ of GDP2022: 0.099 US dollar per US$ of GDP2023: 0.117 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2023.

The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Benin peaked at 0.1492 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.

Benin ranks 123rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1996 to 2023.
Year US dollar per US$ of GDP Change
1996 0.1108 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1997 0.1492 US dollar per US$ of GDP +34.7%
1998 0.0965 US dollar per US$ of GDP -35.3%
1999 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP -32.6%
2000 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP -12.4%
2001 0.0761 US dollar per US$ of GDP +33.7%
2002 0.095 US dollar per US$ of GDP +24.8%
2003 0.073 US dollar per US$ of GDP -23.2%
2004 0.0625 US dollar per US$ of GDP -14.3%
2005 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP -22.7%
2006 0.0688 US dollar per US$ of GDP +42.3%
2007 0.0764 US dollar per US$ of GDP +11.1%
2008 0.0661 US dollar per US$ of GDP -13.5%
2009 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP +34.2%
2010 0.0702 US dollar per US$ of GDP -20.9%
2011 0.0678 US dollar per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2012 0.0811 US dollar per US$ of GDP +19.6%
2013 0.0997 US dollar per US$ of GDP +23.0%
2014 0.0976 US dollar per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2015 0.1138 US dollar per US$ of GDP +16.6%
2016 0.1324 US dollar per US$ of GDP +16.3%
2017 0.1213 US dollar per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2018 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP -51.6%
2019 0.1049 US dollar per US$ of GDP +78.8%
2020 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP -28.7%
2021 0.0626 US dollar per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2022 0.0991 US dollar per US$ of GDP +58.2%
2023 0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1054 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.065 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1492 US dollar per US$ of GDP 4
2000s 0.0712 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.095 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0947 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1324 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0884 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0626 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 120 Kazakhstan 0.1245 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 121 Georgia 0.1202 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 122 Romania 0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 124 Paraguay 0.1143 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 125 New Zealand 0.1114 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 126 Tajikistan 0.1085 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

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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 0.1171 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1492 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1997.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Benin ranks 123rd 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 17.4%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
169 places, 4,334 data points, 1960–2025
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.