Benin: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Benin's use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) rose 3.5% on 2023 (from US$1.14 billion to US$1.18 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +20.8% and a typical year strayed about 55.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 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 256.3% in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 74.6% in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$125.77 million a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed 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 50th highest value of the 118 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

• Madagascar — 46th of 118: US$1.3 billion
• Papua New Guinea — 47th of 118: US$1.25 billion
• Uzbekistan — 48th of 118: US$1.21 billion
• Mozambique — 50th of 118: US$1.15 billion
• Gabon — 51st of 118: US$1.11 billion
• Rwanda — 52nd of 118: US$1.1 billion

What this measures

Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.

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

All 47 values

Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$5.06 billion (2024)
• Botswana — US$321.39 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$656.22 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$420 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$126.33 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$2.03 billion (2024)
• Central African Republic — US$480.66 million (2024)
• Chad — US$875.13 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$61.6 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$4.08 billion (2024)
• Congo, Rep.

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 use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)?

US$1.18 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is up 16,740% from US$7.02 million in 1978 (11.79% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.18 billion in 2024 and the lowest US$3.98 million in 1988.

How does Benin rank?

50th highest of 118 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) unusual for Benin?

In 2024, Benin's use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) rose 3.5% on 2023 (from US$1.14 billion to US$1.18 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +20.8% and a typical year strayed about 55.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DIMF.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: 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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