Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Benin
Benin: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) was 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin stood at 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.7% on the previous year and up 448.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin peaked at 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 376.5 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Benin 109th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 838.53 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 1,350 US dollar per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 1998 | 458.4 US dollar per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1999 | 613.4 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 400.19 US dollar per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2001 | 809.25 US dollar per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 2002 | 1,618 US dollar per square kilometre | +99.9% |
| 2003 | 1,400 US dollar per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 1,011 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2005 | 732.17 US dollar per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 1,288 US dollar per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2007 | 1,561 US dollar per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 2,086 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 2,885 US dollar per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2010 | 1,721 US dollar per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2011 | 1,812 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1,522 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 2,129 US dollar per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2014 | 1,487 US dollar per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 2,237 US dollar per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 2016 | 4,958 US dollar per square kilometre | +121.6% |
| 2017 | 6,126 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2018 | 376.5 US dollar per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2019 | 6,151 US dollar per square kilometre | +1533.7% |
| 2020 | 3,511 US dollar per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2021 | 1,304 US dollar per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2022 | 7,269 US dollar per square kilometre | +457.4% |
| 2023 | 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre | +60.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,019 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,905 US dollar per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) 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 | +1533.7% | 376.5 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,151 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 815.08 US dollar per square kilometre | 458.4 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,350 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,379 US dollar per square kilometre | 400.19 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,885 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,852 US dollar per square kilometre | 376.5 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,151 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,942 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,304 US dollar per square kilometre | 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 106 Russia 13,185 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 107 Vanuatu 13,140 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 108 Tonga 12,820 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 110 Djibouti 10,862 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 111 Cameroon 10,413 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 112 Cote d'Ivoire 9,988 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, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Benin was 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre 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 11,684 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 376.5 US dollar per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Benin ranks 109th 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 448.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 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, Other sectors (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.