Benin

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Trend (2012-2022)
Population (Million)10.0510.3210.5910.8611.1311.3911.66
Real GDP Growth (% Change)4.817.206.352.104.035.406.03
Current GDP (US$ Billion)8.169.169.728.298.589.4110.62
Current GDP PPP (US$ billion)18.3920.0321.6822.3823.5825.2927.33
Current GDP per capita (US$)811.68887.57918.11763.88770.81825.84910.45
Inflation, average consumer prices (% Change)6.740.97-1.080.27-0.812.002.14
Current Account Balance (US$ Billion)-0.60-0.68-0.83-0.70-0.61-0.82-0.75
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-7.41-7.42-8.59-8.40-7.17-8.73-7.07
Total foreign debt (US$ Billion)2.062.012.052.182.482.833.19
Total debt (% of Exports G&S)94.6369.4558.4189.5095.1099.30106.60
Total debt (% of GDP)25.2621.9921.0726.2828.9030.8031.00
International reserves (% of Total debt)34.1134.3635.3038.5810.7013.7015.30
Debt-service ratio, paid (% of Exports G&S)3.913.062.393.103.804.004.30
Debt-service ratio, due (% of Exports G&S)5.403.422.395.434.604.504.40
Debt-service paid (% of GDP)1.040.970.860.911.201.201.20
Interest paid (% of debt-service paid)53.4122.8529.9432.0937.4036.8037.50
Interest paid (% of Exports G&S)2.090.700.720.991.401.501.60
Interest paid (% of GDP)0.560.220.260.290.400.500.50
Effective Interest rate (%)1.321.401.541.351.701.701.70
Budget balance (% of GDP)-0.44-1.73-1.70-8.04-6.00-9.00-7.10
Stock of money M1 (US$ Billion)1.752.272.342.172.192.602.82
Stock of money M2 (US$ Billion)2.943.613.753.613.374.044.38
M1 (% Change)0.3323.6517.013.684.105.8010.40
M2 (% Change)6.2517.3617.887.35-3.506.6010.20
Net debt (% of Exports G&S)62.3545.5937.7954.9784.9085.7090.30
Net debt (% of GDP)16.6414.4313.6316.1425.8026.6026.30
National currency per US$, period average510.53494.04494.41591.45593.01578.60559.50
Real effective exchange rate (CPI-based)126.10126.80124.00116.10115.50116.70118.70