Benin vs Mozambique: Government debt
Government debt: 59.3% of GDP in Benin in 2025 and 90.8% of GDP in Mozambique in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mozambique, by 29.5 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in Benin.
BeninMozambique
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · IMF
Latest figures
% of GDP · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 59.3 2025 | 30.9 | 58 of 149 | 50.3 2031 |
| Mozambique | 90.8 2023 | 49.5 | — | 98.7 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 50.3% of GDP and Mozambique at 98.7% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Benin | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.3 | 90.3 |
| 2024 | 60.5 | 91.2 |
| 2023 | 61.3 | 90.8 |
| 2022 | 59.7 | 97.3 |
| 2021 | 55.6 | 101.4 |
| 2020 | 46.1 | 120 |
| 2019 | 40.4 | 98.3 |
| 2018 | 40.8 | 105.5 |
| 2017 | 39.4 | 103.8 |
| 2016 | 35.9 | 124.8 |
| 2015 | 30.9 | 86 |
| 2014 | 22.3 | 63.4 |
| 2013 | 18.5 | 49.5 |
| 2012 | 19.5 | 36.7 |
| 2011 | 21.9 | 34.2 |
| 2010 | 21 | 38.6 |
| 2009 | 18.8 | 39.3 |
| 2008 | 18.3 | 32.8 |
| 2007 | 14.3 | 31.2 |
| 2006 | 8.4 | 40 |
| 2005 | 27 | 60.1 |
| 2004 | 21.5 | 50.8 |
| 2003 | 23.4 | 63.2 |
| 2002 | 30.8 | 63.4 |
| 2001 | 38 | 99.8 |
| 2000 | 39.6 | 95.8 |
| 1999 | 39.4 | 94.7 |
| 1998 | 53.6 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Benin | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.1 | 91 |
| 2027 | 56.5 | 98.6 |
| 2028 | 54.7 | 104.8 |
| 2029 | 53.1 | 109.8 |
| 2030 | 51.7 | 108.8 |
| 2031 | 50.3 | 98.7 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time