Benin recorded a Current Account deficit of 6.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in Benin averaged -5.23 percent of GDP from 1974 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 0.50 percent of GDP in 1994 and a record low of -20.90 percent of GDP in 1982. source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Current Account to GDP in Benin is expected to reach -6.20 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Benin Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -5.40 percent of GDP in 2026 and -4.30 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Balance of Trade -482.58 -386.08 XOF Billion Mar 2025
Current Account -1608.54 -991.00 USD Million Dec 2023
Current Account to GDP -6.40 -8.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 127.33 113.15 XOF Billion Mar 2025
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Imports 609.92 499.22 XOF Billion Mar 2025
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Terrorism Index 4.80 4.90 Points Dec 2024



Benin Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-6.40 -8.20 0.50 -20.90 1974 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly