Benin vs Chad

Benin vs Chad: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 33.3% of GDP in Chad, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 26 percentage points, or 1.78 times that in Chad.

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% of GDP · IMF

Benin vs Chad: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 33.3% of GDP in Chad, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 26 percentage points, or 1.78 times that in Chad.
BeninChadIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Chad.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 58 and Chad ranked 121 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 50.3% of GDP and Chad at 24.8% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBeninChad
202559.333.3
202460.531.4
202361.332.2
202259.732.1
202155.641.7
202046.141.6
201940.438.4
201840.833.8
201739.439.1
201635.940.2
201530.931.3
201422.329.4
201318.522.3
201219.520
201121.922.3
20102122.9
200918.823.9
200818.315.7
200714.317.6
20068.420.1
20052722
200421.525.2
200323.434.4
200230.842
20013843.5
200039.652.4
199939.444.7
199853.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninChad
202658.131.1
202756.529.6
202854.728.6
202953.127.3
203051.725.9
203150.324.8

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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