Benin - 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 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
