Benin - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Benin was -5.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was -2.13 in 2005, while its lowest value was -28.03 in 1981.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -5.99 |
| 1961 | -4.95 |
| 1962 | -6.44 |
| 1963 | -7.80 |
| 1964 | -7.11 |
| 1965 | -7.64 |
| 1966 | -9.35 |
| 1967 | -12.11 |
| 1968 | -9.74 |
| 1969 | -9.66 |
| 1970 | -9.28 |
| 1971 | -10.05 |
| 1972 | -12.42 |
| 1973 | -10.29 |
| 1974 | -15.18 |
| 1975 | -18.88 |
| 1976 | -18.04 |
| 1977 | -18.60 |
| 1978 | -18.02 |
| 1979 | -19.51 |
| 1980 | -21.51 |
| 1981 | -28.03 |
| 1982 | -22.32 |
| 1983 | -17.81 |
| 1984 | -11.35 |
| 1985 | -13.00 |
| 1986 | -15.94 |
| 1987 | -15.68 |
| 1988 | -18.28 |
| 1989 | -11.31 |
| 1990 | -7.36 |
| 1991 | -9.34 |
| 1992 | -10.26 |
| 1993 | -10.45 |
| 1994 | -7.75 |
| 1995 | -9.06 |
| 1996 | -3.52 |
| 1997 | -4.36 |
| 1998 | -5.41 |
| 1999 | -8.37 |
| 2000 | -6.14 |
| 2001 | -8.52 |
| 2002 | -4.32 |
| 2003 | -4.33 |
| 2004 | -2.88 |
| 2005 | -2.13 |
| 2006 | -3.66 |
| 2007 | -5.03 |
| 2008 | -3.49 |
| 2009 | -4.85 |
| 2010 | -5.29 |
| 2011 | -5.52 |
| 2012 | -2.94 |
| 2013 | -4.06 |
| 2014 | -2.41 |
| 2015 | -7.32 |
| 2016 | -3.77 |
| 2017 | -7.07 |
| 2018 | -7.25 |
| 2019 | -4.42 |
| 2020 | -5.09 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
