Benin - Total debt service

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income) in Benin was 13.88 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 17.58 in 1983, while its lowest value was 1.79 in 2008.

Definition: Total debt service to exports of goods, services and primary income. 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
1974 5.24
1975 4.12
1976 3.59
1977 2.36
1978 3.08
1979 3.58
1980 8.37
1981 4.86
1982 12.92
1983 17.58
1984 16.37
1985 14.37
1986 16.15
1987 8.86
1988 9.15
1989 8.81
1990 9.86
1991 5.57
1992 5.14
1993 5.47
1994 7.09
1995 7.54
1996 6.40
1997 9.20
1998 10.04
1999 11.14
2000 13.76
2001 8.79
2002 9.17
2003 6.83
2004 5.08
2005 6.07
2006 4.30
2007 2.65
2008 1.79
2009 3.19
2010 2.56
2011 2.84
2012 2.99
2013 3.18
2014 2.50
2015 2.76
2016 2.99
2017 3.03
2018 5.85
2019 13.88

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

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: External debt