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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Benin, 1996–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 120 Kazakhstan 0.1245 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Georgia 0.1202 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Romania 0.1198 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Paraguay 0.1143 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 New Zealand 0.1114 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 Tajikistan 0.1085 US dollar 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 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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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.