Benin — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 55 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest central government debt reading for Benin was 54% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 54.9% of GDP in 2023; the period change was −0.87 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 44.8% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2014–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 54 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 54.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 54.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 46.1 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2019 | 41.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 41.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 39.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 35.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 30.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 22.3 % of GDP |