Net long-term borrowing in Benin
Benin: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
16.71 million BoP, current US$
in 2005
All-time low
-94.38 million BoP, current US$
in 2009
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Benin, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net long-term borrowing in Benin is 0 BoP, current US$, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Benin peaked at 16.71 million BoP, current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, -94.38 million BoP, current US$, in 2009.
Benin ranks 7th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | -399,223 BoP, current US$ | -1.02 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.02 million BoP, current US$ | -12.12 million BoP, current US$ | 6.58 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -11.32 million BoP, current US$ | -64.11 million BoP, current US$ | 13.69 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.88 million BoP, current US$ | -94.38 million BoP, current US$ | 16.71 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -275,604 BoP, current US$ | -551,207 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 5 Mozambique 3.61 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 6 Morocco 26,930 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Botswana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Benin
- Pesticides imports 1.95 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Food imports excluding fish 420.92 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Total agricultural imports 459.88 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports 92.06 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal imports quantity 649,054 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Total agricultural exports 601.17 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports 101.46 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
- Cereal exports quantity 581,879 FAO, tonnes (2010)
- Merchandise exports, WB 626.60 million current US$ (2005)
- Other long-term inflows, net 0 BoP, current US$ (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Benin?
- Net long-term borrowing in Benin was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 million BoP, current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.38 million BoP, current US$ in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net long-term borrowing rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.