Benin - Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Short-term debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Benin was 7.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 53.65 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 2019.

Definition: Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1974 3.42
1975 3.57
1976 4.16
1977 19.66
1978 36.97
1979 53.65
1980 30.42
1981 18.15
1982 40.35
1983 44.45
1984 30.59
1985 42.63
1986 44.71
1987 45.60
1988 48.96
1989 24.08
1990 14.77
1991 11.38
1992 5.14
1993 5.73
1994 5.54
1995 7.37
1996 6.84
1997 24.08
1998 14.63
1999 19.49
2000 11.98
2001 14.74
2002 12.03
2003 4.75
2004 3.15
2005 5.13
2006 4.19
2007 8.42
2008 5.31
2009 14.12
2010 19.81
2011 27.99
2012 8.31
2013 6.69
2014 1.86
2015 2.34
2016 1.62
2017 1.80
2018 1.17
2019 0.32
2020 7.60

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt