Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 59.3 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -2.7 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $24.6 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -5.7 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +28.4 pp
- ISO code
- BEN
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $24.6 bn |
| 2024 | $21.5 bn |
| 2023 | $19.7 bn |
| 2022 | $17.4 bn |
| 2021 | $17.7 bn |
| 2020 | $15.7 bn |
| 2019 | $14.7 bn |
| 2018 | $14.3 bn |
| 2017 | $12.8 bn |
| 2016 | $11.8 bn |
| 2015 | $11.4 bn |
| 2014 | $13.3 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.7 % |
| 2024 | -6.0 % |
| 2023 | -8.2 % |
| 2022 | -5.7 % |
| 2021 | -4.2 % |
| 2020 | -1.7 % |
| 2019 | -3.9 % |
| 2018 | -4.5 % |
| 2017 | -4.2 % |
| 2016 | -3.0 % |
| 2015 | -6.0 % |
| 2014 | -6.7 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.7 % |
| 2024 | -3.1 % |
| 2023 | -4.1 % |
| 2022 | -5.6 % |
| 2021 | -2.5 % |
| 2020 | -4.7 % |
| 2019 | -0.5 % |
| 2018 | -3.0 % |
| 2017 | -4.2 % |
| 2016 | -4.3 % |
| 2015 | -5.6 % |
| 2014 | -1.7 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.3 % |
| 2024 | 60.5 % |
| 2023 | 61.3 % |
| 2022 | 59.7 % |
| 2021 | 55.6 % |
| 2020 | 46.1 % |
| 2019 | 40.4 % |
| 2018 | 40.8 % |
| 2017 | 39.4 % |
| 2016 | 35.9 % |
| 2015 | 30.9 % |
| 2014 | 22.3 % |