Benin: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Benin's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) fell US$87,011 on 2022 (from US$518,789 to US$431,778).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$17,293 and a typical year strayed about US$18.98 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$71.25 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$67.7 million in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Benin in the 2023 ranking

• Guyana — 1st of 5: US$90.26 million
• Lebanon — 2nd of 5: US$76.07 million
• Senegal — 3rd of 5: US$8.65 million
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 5th of 5: US$4,770

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

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

All 50 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Botswana — US$3.73 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$38.23 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$19.23 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$16,540 (2021)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$5.02 million (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$31.82 million (2020)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$26.74 million (2024)
• Eswatini — −US$13,881 (2024)
• Gabon — US$4.38 million (2015)
• Ghana

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 portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$431,778 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Benin?

In 2023, Benin's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) fell US$87,011 on 2022 (from US$518,789 to US$431,778). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +US$17,293 and a typical year strayed about US$18.98 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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