Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Benin's government debt stands at 59.3% as of 2025-12-31, down from 60.53% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1998 to 2025 (28 observations).
In 2025, Benin's government debt was 59.3%, down from 60.53% in 2024.
In 2024, Benin's government debt was 60.53%, down from 61.32% in 2023.
In 2023, Benin's government debt was 61.32%, up from 59.73% in 2022.
In 2022, Benin's government debt was 59.73%, up from 55.57% in 2021.
In 2021, Benin's government debt was 55.57%, up from 46.14% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.3% | -1.22% |
| 2024 | 60.53% | -0.7973% |
| 2023 | 61.32% | +1.59% |
| 2022 | 59.73% | +4.17% |
| 2021 | 55.57% | +9.43% |
| 2020 | 46.14% | +5.77% |
| 2019 | 40.37% | -0.4535% |
| 2018 | 40.83% | +1.44% |
| 2017 | 39.38% | +3.46% |
| 2016 | 35.92% | +5.02% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +8.62% |
| 2014 | 22.28% | +3.78% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | -1.04% |
| 2012 | 19.54% | -2.32% |
| 2011 | 21.86% | +0.8606% |
| 2010 | 21% | +2.25% |
| 2009 | 18.75% | +0.441% |
| 2008 | 18.31% | +4.02% |
| 2007 | 14.29% | +5.92% |
| 2006 | 8.37% | -18.61% |
| 2005 | 26.98% | +5.47% |
| 2004 | 21.51% | -1.87% |
| 2003 | 23.38% | -7.39% |
| 2002 | 30.77% | -7.22% |
| 2001 | 37.99% | -1.61% |
| 2000 | 39.59% | +0.183% |
| 1999 | 39.41% | -14.16% |
| 1998 | 53.57% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Benin's government debt is 59.3% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 60.53% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 61.32% (2023); the lowest is 8.37% (2006), across data from 1998 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.