Benin - Total debt service (% of GNI)

Total debt service (% of GNI) in Benin was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 4.80 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.31 in 2008.

Definition: Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.

Source: World Bank, International Debt Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1970 0.53
1971 1.11
1972 0.73
1973 0.46
1974 1.12
1975 0.90
1976 0.62
1977 0.52
1978 0.56
1979 0.55
1980 1.44
1981 1.76
1982 1.99
1983 3.05
1984 4.64
1985 4.80
1986 4.72
1987 2.66
1988 1.77
1989 1.77
1990 1.93
1991 1.55
1992 1.68
1993 1.41
1994 2.54
1995 2.26
1996 1.90
1997 2.32
1998 2.42
1999 1.90
2000 2.17
2001 1.31
2002 1.37
2003 0.95
2004 0.67
2005 0.74
2006 0.60
2007 0.45
2008 0.31
2009 0.49
2010 0.46
2011 0.47
2012 0.53
2013 0.68
2014 0.60
2015 0.69
2016 0.84
2017 0.83
2018 1.64
2019 3.61
2020 1.86

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt