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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
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%