Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Benin
Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 93.37 US dollar per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin is 93.37 US dollar per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.7% on the previous year and up 316.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin peaked at 93.37 US dollar per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.43 US dollar per person, in 2018.
That places Benin 124th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.79 US dollar per person | — |
| 1997 | 23.12 US dollar per person | +56.3% |
| 1998 | 7.61 US dollar per person | -67.1% |
| 1999 | 9.88 US dollar per person | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 6.25 US dollar per person | -36.7% |
| 2001 | 12.26 US dollar per person | +96.1% |
| 2002 | 23.77 US dollar per person | +93.9% |
| 2003 | 19.95 US dollar per person | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 13.97 US dollar per person | -30.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8 US dollar per person | -29.8% |
| 2006 | 16.7 US dollar per person | +70.5% |
| 2007 | 19.66 US dollar per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 25.49 US dollar per person | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 34.21 US dollar per person | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 19.8 US dollar per person | -42.1% |
| 2011 | 20.24 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.51 US dollar per person | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 22.42 US dollar per person | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 15.2 US dollar per person | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 22.21 US dollar per person | +46.1% |
| 2016 | 47.8 US dollar per person | +115.2% |
| 2017 | 57.38 US dollar per person | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 3.43 US dollar per person | -94.0% |
| 2019 | 54.5 US dollar per person | +1489.6% |
| 2020 | 30.29 US dollar per person | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 10.96 US dollar per person | -63.8% |
| 2022 | 59.57 US dollar per person | +443.4% |
| 2023 | 93.37 US dollar per person | +56.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 93.37 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.43 US dollar per person, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 93.37 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.49 US dollar per person, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1489.6% | 3.43 US dollar per person | 54.5 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.85 US dollar per person | 7.61 US dollar per person | 23.12 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 18.2 US dollar per person | 6.25 US dollar per person | 34.21 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.95 US dollar per person | 3.43 US dollar per person | 57.38 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.55 US dollar per person | 10.96 US dollar per person | 93.37 US dollar per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 121 Tajikistan 107.43 US dollar per person compare
- 122 Albania 105.8 US dollar per person compare
- 123 Philippines 97.14 US dollar per person compare
- 125 South Africa 85.49 US dollar per person compare
- 126 Cote d'Ivoire 84.97 US dollar per person compare
- 127 Kenya 78.88 US dollar per person compare
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)
- 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)
- External debt stocks, long-term 14.05 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, short-term 1.60 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin was 93.37 US dollar per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 93.37 US dollar per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.43 US dollar per person in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Benin ranks 124th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 316.4%. 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, Other sectors (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.