Benin External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Benin external debt for 2022 was $7,307,162,249, a 7.12% increase from 2021.
- Benin external debt for 2021 was $6,821,309,315, a 29.7% increase from 2020.
- Benin external debt for 2020 was $5,259,325,040, a 34.17% increase from 2019.
- Benin external debt for 2019 was $3,919,943,010, a 9.2% increase from 2018.
Benin External Debt - Historical Data |
Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
2022 |
$7,307,162,249 |
7.12% |
2021 |
$6,821,309,315 |
29.70% |
2020 |
$5,259,325,040 |
34.17% |
2019 |
$3,919,943,010 |
9.20% |
2018 |
$3,589,620,964 |
28.26% |
2017 |
$2,798,768,709 |
23.94% |
2016 |
$2,258,154,533 |
4.04% |
2015 |
$2,170,545,281 |
6.33% |
2014 |
$2,041,339,869 |
2.19% |
2013 |
$1,997,570,045 |
19.39% |
2012 |
$1,673,174,365 |
-10.26% |
2011 |
$1,864,410,779 |
16.78% |
2010 |
$1,596,498,355 |
20.46% |
2009 |
$1,325,336,572 |
32.78% |
2008 |
$998,180,198 |
10.58% |
2007 |
$902,675,890 |
36.73% |
2006 |
$660,190,318 |
-57.62% |
2005 |
$1,557,801,171 |
-3.72% |
2004 |
$1,618,065,355 |
9.04% |
2003 |
$1,483,862,656 |
-8.25% |
2002 |
$1,617,365,355 |
9.38% |
2001 |
$1,478,686,367 |
4.99% |
2000 |
$1,408,369,541 |
-6.02% |
1999 |
$1,498,651,602 |
3.71% |
1998 |
$1,445,070,720 |
2.41% |
1997 |
$1,411,114,792 |
2.44% |
1996 |
$1,377,472,572 |
-1.36% |
1995 |
$1,396,447,483 |
1.04% |
1994 |
$1,382,104,404 |
8.77% |
1993 |
$1,270,610,522 |
5.97% |
1992 |
$1,198,996,390 |
4.29% |
1991 |
$1,149,708,001 |
3.50% |
1990 |
$1,110,830,136 |
3.80% |
1989 |
$1,070,152,455 |
-8.55% |
1988 |
$1,170,205,810 |
-5.97% |
1987 |
$1,244,496,822 |
19.82% |
1986 |
$1,038,615,913 |
15.03% |
1985 |
$902,878,843 |
18.39% |
1984 |
$762,600,513 |
-4.49% |
1983 |
$798,438,970 |
5.30% |
1982 |
$758,283,071 |
39.59% |
1981 |
$543,224,056 |
14.39% |
1980 |
$474,871,021 |
4.64% |
1979 |
$453,818,385 |
59.85% |
1978 |
$283,904,950 |
33.68% |
1977 |
$212,376,219 |
50.38% |
1976 |
$141,222,202 |
18.47% |
1975 |
$119,207,924 |
9.56% |
1974 |
$108,808,917 |
20.25% |
1973 |
$90,483,938 |
91.23% |
1972 |
$47,315,754 |
-7.32% |
1971 |
$51,050,106 |
18.15% |
1970 |
$43,206,646 |
18.15% |