Benin vs South Africa: Official transfers, current and capital

Benin
240.13 million Credit, current US$
in 2010
South Africa
280.96 million Credit, current US$
in 2011
Benin rank
27th
South Africa rank
24th

Official transfers, current and capital over time

  • Benin
  • South Africa
250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B200520082011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 280.96 million Credit, current US$ against 240.13 million Credit, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 40.84 million Credit, current US$.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

Benin ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 35 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 436.76 million Credit, current US$ 204.26 million Credit, current US$ 232.50 million Credit, current US$ Benin
2010s 240.13 million Credit, current US$ 215.63 million Credit, current US$ 24.50 million Credit, current US$ Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official transfers, current and capital, Benin or South Africa?
South Africa, at 280.96 million Credit, current US$ against 240.13 million Credit, current US$ in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in official transfers, current and capital between Benin and South Africa?
40.84 million Credit, current US$, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2010.
How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for official transfers, current and capital?
Benin ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Official transfers, current and capital (Credit, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Benin vs South Africa: Official transfers, current and capital. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank country economists. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/official-transfers-current-and-capital-credit-current-us/benin/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://trade.statizoid.com/compare/official-transfers-current-and-capital-credit-current-us/benin/south-africa/">Benin vs South Africa: Official transfers, current and capital</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Official transfers, current and capital (Credit, current US$)
Unit
Credit, current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 271 data points, 2005–2011
Last refreshed

Current transfers are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars