In 2021, government gross debt as a share of GDP for Benin was 49.9 %. Government gross debt as a share of GDP of Benin increased from 30.8 % in 2002 to 49.9 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 7.15%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110).
| Date | Value | Change, % |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.9 | 8.22% |
| 2020 | 46.1 | 11.91% |
| 2019 | 41.2 | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 41.1 | 3.74% |
| 2017 | 39.6 | 10.23% |
| 2016 | 35.9 | 16.26% |
| 2015 | 30.9 | 38.68% |
| 2014 | 22.3 | 20.42% |
| 2013 | 18.5 | -5.30% |
| 2012 | 19.5 | -10.61% |
| 2011 | 21.9 | 4.10% |
| 2010 | 21.0 |