Benin: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is up 35,706% from US$87,401 in 1973 (12.22% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Benin's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$15.1 million on 2023 (from US$16.19 million to US$31.29 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$253,947 and a typical year strayed about US$5.76 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$27.54 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$12.95 million in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Benin had the 36th highest value of the 77 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Benin in the 2024 ranking

• Uganda — 33rd of 77: US$46.89 million
• El Salvador — 34th of 77: US$43.21 million
• Serbia — 35th of 77: US$34.83 million
• North Macedonia — 37th of 77: US$29.97 million
• Belarus — 38th of 77: US$29.23 million
• Guyana — 39th of 77: US$28.32 million

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$121.27 million (2024)
• Botswana — US$69.29 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$10.08 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$15.2 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$84.38 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$43.36 million (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — US$1.1 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$223.06 million (2024)
• Eswatini — US$21.98 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Benin

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.27 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.01 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.19 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.87% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.33 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Benin's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

US$31.29 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is up 35,706% from US$87,401 in 1973 (12.22% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$31.29 million in 2024 and the lowest −US$2.75 million in 1989.

How does Benin rank?

36th highest of 77 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Benin?

In 2024, Benin's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$15.1 million on 2023 (from US$16.19 million to US$31.29 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2023), the average change was +US$253,947 and a typical year strayed about US$5.76 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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