Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Benin
Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking … capita Deposit was 69.89 US dollar per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Benin stood at 69.89 US dollar per person.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Benin peaked at 102.28 US dollar per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.5 US dollar per person, in 2000.
That places Benin 129th out of 165 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, Deposit taking … capita Deposit in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.12 US dollar per person | — |
| 1997 | 28.28 US dollar per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 27.26 US dollar per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 24.27 US dollar per person | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 21.5 US dollar per person | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 25.22 US dollar per person | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 28.12 US dollar per person | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 29.35 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 33.42 US dollar per person | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 27.85 US dollar per person | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 38.91 US dollar per person | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 50.08 US dollar per person | +28.7% |
| 2008 | 44.65 US dollar per person | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 56.66 US dollar per person | +26.9% |
| 2010 | 48.51 US dollar per person | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 51.58 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 70.35 US dollar per person | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 94.13 US dollar per person | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 102.28 US dollar per person | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 91.76 US dollar per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 85.61 US dollar per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 70.25 US dollar per person | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 63.95 US dollar per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 64.09 US dollar per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.45 US dollar per person | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 71.6 US dollar per person | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 65.91 US dollar per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 69.89 US dollar per person | +6.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 69.89 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.76 US dollar per person, 92% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 69.89 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.57 US dollar per person, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.48 US dollar per person | 24.27 US dollar per person | 28.28 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 35.57 US dollar per person | 21.5 US dollar per person | 56.66 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.25 US dollar per person | 48.51 US dollar per person | 102.28 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.71 US dollar per person | 59.45 US dollar per person | 71.6 US dollar per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More external debt data for Benin
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA 256.00 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 3,343 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 11.20 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 422.59 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Benin?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Benin was 69.89 US dollar per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 102.28 US dollar per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5 US dollar per person in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.