Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin

Benin: Foreign liabilities per capita was 918.05 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
918.05 current US$
Change on year
up 24.4%
World rank
124th
of 150 countries
All-time high
918.05 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
233.82 current US$
in 2007
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin, 1995–2020

2004006008001.0k1995200720201995: 276.5 current US$1996: 292.7 current US$1997: 257.7 current US$1998: 271.7 current US$1999: 259.4 current US$2000: 264.9 current US$2001: 262.9 current US$2002: 287.8 current US$2003: 296.1 current US$2004: 335.2 current US$2005: 303.6 current US$2006: 259.4 current US$2007: 233.8 current US$2008: 277.3 current US$2009: 347.7 current US$2010: 379.3 current US$2011: 313.6 current US$2012: 370.9 current US$2013: 403.9 current US$2014: 497 current US$2015: 477.6 current US$2016: 521.3 current US$2017: 668 current US$2018: 752.5 current US$2019: 738.1 current US$2020: 918 current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 918.05 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 142.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Benin peaked at 918.05 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 233.82 current US$, in 2007.

That places Benin 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 271.61 current US$ 257.71 current US$ 292.72 current US$ 5
2000s 286.88 current US$ 233.82 current US$ 347.67 current US$ 10
2010s 512.23 current US$ 313.58 current US$ 752.47 current US$ 10
2020s 918.05 current US$ 918.05 current US$ 918.05 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 121 Togo 1,080 current US$ compare
  2. 122 Lesotho 995.52 current US$ compare
  3. 123 Cameroon 927.33 current US$ compare
  4. 125 Burkina Faso 914.99 current US$ compare
  5. 126 Tajikistan 862.92 current US$ compare
  6. 127 Gambia 854.31 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Benin?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin was 918.05 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 918.05 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 233.82 current US$ in 2007.
How does Benin rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Benin ranks 124th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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