Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin

Benin: Foreign liabilities per capita was 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
891.11 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
123rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
891.11 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
288.19 real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin, 1995–2020

2004006008001995200720201995: 494.1 real chained 2019 US$1996: 498.6 real chained 2019 US$1997: 424.2 real chained 2019 US$1998: 423 real chained 2019 US$1999: 402.5 real chained 2019 US$2000: 394.6 real chained 2019 US$2001: 376.6 real chained 2019 US$2002: 402.3 real chained 2019 US$2003: 407.8 real chained 2019 US$2004: 457.6 real chained 2019 US$2005: 393.4 real chained 2019 US$2006: 323.9 real chained 2019 US$2007: 288.2 real chained 2019 US$2008: 316.6 real chained 2019 US$2009: 393.4 real chained 2019 US$2010: 420 real chained 2019 US$2011: 338.1 real chained 2019 US$2012: 374.6 real chained 2019 US$2013: 406.2 real chained 2019 US$2014: 502.6 real chained 2019 US$2015: 481.9 real chained 2019 US$2016: 530.2 real chained 2019 US$2017: 667.6 real chained 2019 US$2018: 747.2 real chained 2019 US$2019: 738.1 real chained 2019 US$2020: 891.1 real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 112.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Benin peaked at 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 288.19 real chained 2019 US$, in 2007.

That places Benin 123rd out of 149 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 448.48 real chained 2019 US$ 402.49 real chained 2019 US$ 498.58 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 375.44 real chained 2019 US$ 288.19 real chained 2019 US$ 457.59 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 520.63 real chained 2019 US$ 338.05 real chained 2019 US$ 747.16 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 120 Lesotho 948.31 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 121 Cameroon 905.26 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 122 Burkina Faso 898.07 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 124 Sudan 882.52 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 125 Tajikistan 826.21 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 126 Gambia 806.48 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Benin?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Benin was 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 891.11 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 288.19 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
How does Benin rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Benin ranks 123rd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.2%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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