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Benin - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 65.91

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

65.91 (2024)

Global rank

##105 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1990

1.71×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319901995200020052010201520202025#35#1052019 overtook Congo, Rep.2020 overtook Grenada
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Benin climbed from #35 to #105 (overtook Congo, Rep.). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Benin ↓

Key Events — Benin

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Congo, Rep. in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Grenada in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1990-2024

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202417.3933.5649.7465.91

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