Benin - Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 12.99
World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 162 economies tracked
Global rank
##66 of 162 economies
Share of global total
0.1%
Ranking Race — Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Benin climbed from #17 to #66 (overtook Liberia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Benin ↓Key Events — Benin
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2000Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2011Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2015Overtook Liberia in global rank auto
2016Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2020Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1997-2024
World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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