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Benin - Current Account Balance -8.18

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 200 economies tracked

Latest value

-8.18 (2023)

Global rank

##153 of 200 economies

Share of global total

2.8%

Growth since 1974

1.55×

Ranking Race — Current Account Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#126#15119601970198019902000201020202025#23#1532020 overtook Greece2022 overtook Ethiopia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Benin climbed from #23 to #153 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Benin ↓

Key Events — Benin

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1975
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
1976
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1979
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1981
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1982
Fell 54 places in global rank auto
1985
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
1987
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1988
Fell 36 places in global rank auto

Current Account Balance, 1974-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197419841994200420142023-29.75-19.61-9.480.66

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