Benin recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 53 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Debt to GDP in Benin averaged 31.85 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 58.20 percent of GDP in 2001 and a record low of 10.50 percent of GDP in 2007. source: Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO)

Government Debt to GDP in Benin is expected to reach 52.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 51.00 percent of GDP in 2025 and 50.60 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 36.00 Nov 2024
Government Budget -4.50 -5.50 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Debt to GDP 53.00 54.20 percent of GDP Dec 2023
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Military Expenditure 140.80 110.00 USD Million Dec 2023

Benin Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
53.00 54.20 58.20 10.50 2000 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly