Current account balance in Benin
The current account balance of Benin was -8.2% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1991.
Benin, 2023
-8.2%
Change from 2022
−2.5percentage points
Current account balance in Benin over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2023 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.5 percentage points from -5.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -5.4%, the figure has changed by −2.8 percentage points.