Benin recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 52.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Benin averaged 26.77 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 54.50 percent of GDP in 2023 and a record low of 7.67 percent of GDP in 2007. source: BCEAO

Government Debt to GDP in Benin is expected to reach 54.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 54.90 percent of GDP in 2027 and 55.40 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 36.00 Jun 2026
Government Budget -2.80 -3.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 52.50 53.40 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 216.90 167.30 USD Million Dec 2025


Benin Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
52.50 53.40 54.50 7.67 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly