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Benin: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

10.84percent · 2025+604.0% since 2015

Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Benin from 1974 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202510.841
202410.607
20236.078
20224.698
20213.224
20203.696
20193.3
20183.032
20171.633
20162.026
20151.54
20141.442
20131.284
20121.934
20111.689
20101.37
20091.637
20082.054
20072.796
20063.537
20053.515
20043.886
20032.911
20025.315
20013.907
20004.432
19994.523
19984.586
19973.65
19962.609
19953.586
19943.552
19932.376
19922.331
19912.74
19904.435
19895.745
19884.835
19875.113
19867.611
19856.063
19848.325
198311.136
19828.499
19813.37
19805.95
19791.709
19781.195
19770.523
19760.782
19750.555
19740.669

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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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