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 2021 was $6,863,789,220, a 29.4% increase from 2020.
- Benin external debt for 2020 was $5,304,192,102, a 35.31% increase from 2019.
- Benin external debt for 2019 was $3,919,943,010, a 9.2% increase from 2018.
- Benin external debt for 2018 was $3,589,620,964, a 28.26% increase from 2017.
| Benin External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$6,863,789,220 |
29.40% |
| 2020 |
$5,304,192,102 |
35.31% |
| 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% |
