Benin — General government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 62 observations
About this series
General 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 general government debt reading for Benin was 57.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 60.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −3.25 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1970–2031
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Latest observations
2019–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 51.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 52 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 53.2 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 55.6 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2019
| 2026 | 57.2 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 57.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 60.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 61.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 59.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 55.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 46.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 40.4 % of GDP |