Benin - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Benin was ($273,966,700) as of 2020. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $10,551,780 in 1994 and ($885,799,900) in 2014.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 ($29,272,390)
1975 ($53,379,900)
1976 ($64,816,770)
1977 ($56,663,210)
1978 ($90,332,240)
1979 ($51,851,800)
1980 ($35,722,300)
1981 ($93,365,960)
1982 ($377,165,700)
1983 ($134,792,900)
1984 ($57,072,020)
1985 ($38,952,690)
1986 ($52,843,450)
1987 ($34,289,870)
1988 ($105,493,000)
1989 ($13,422,540)
1990 ($18,141,160)
1991 ($216,384,300)
1992 ($72,712,870)
1993 ($58,751,760)
1994 $10,551,780
1995 ($166,966,800)
1996 ($40,955,330)
1997 ($153,955,300)
1998 ($132,511,200)
1999 ($155,633,700)
2000 ($80,783,380)
2001 ($74,992,420)
2002 ($156,932,600)
2003 ($331,950,900)
2004 ($289,010,600)
2005 ($226,174,700)
2006 ($217,198,400)
2007 ($534,763,800)
2008 ($538,190,500)
2009 ($651,546,400)
2010 ($530,855,000)
2011 ($516,838,800)
2012 ($576,935,900)
2013 ($673,366,800)
2014 ($885,799,900)
2015 ($679,200,500)
2016 ($354,241,200)
2017 ($531,029,500)
2018 ($648,824,800)
2019 ($575,592,800)
2020 ($273,966,700)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Benin was -1.750 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 0.660 in 1994, while its lowest value was -29.750 in 1982.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1974 -5.278
1975 -7.886
1976 -9.281
1977 -7.555
1978 -9.725
1979 -4.371
1980 -2.542
1981 -7.231
1982 -29.750
1983 -12.306
1984 -5.430
1985 -3.725
1986 -3.955
1987 -2.195
1988 -6.511
1989 -0.893
1990 -0.926
1991 -10.893
1992 -4.289
1993 -2.583
1994 0.660
1995 -7.696
1996 -1.735
1997 -6.787
1998 -5.397
1999 -4.232
2000 -2.295
2001 -2.045
2002 -3.742
2003 -6.206
2004 -4.669
2005 -3.444
2006 -3.088
2007 -6.546
2008 -5.499
2009 -6.690
2010 -5.567
2011 -4.833
2012 -5.178
2013 -5.379
2014 -6.668
2015 -5.964
2016 -2.997
2017 -4.181
2018 -4.549
2019 -3.999
2020 -1.750

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments