Benin recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 53.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Benin averaged 25.74 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2024, 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 50.80 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 50.20 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 36.00 Jan 2026
Government Budget -3.70 -4.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 53.40 54.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 154.10 149.00 USD Million Dec 2024


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
53.40 54.50 54.50 7.67 2000 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly