Benin vs Niger

Benin vs Niger: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Niger.

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% of GDP · IMF

Benin vs Niger: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 45.5% of GDP in Niger, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 13.8 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Niger.
BeninNigerIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 58 and Niger ranked 90 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 50.3% of GDP and Niger at 43.4% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBeninNiger
202559.345.5
202460.548.1
202361.351.4
202259.750.7
202155.651.3
202046.145
201940.439.8
201840.837
201739.436.5
201635.932.8
201530.929.9
201422.322.1
201318.519.6
201219.518.1
201121.914.8
20102115.1
200918.815.9
200818.314.2
200714.317.8
20068.418.3
20052749.5
200421.555.1
200323.460.6
200230.869
20013874
200039.682.1
199939.463.4
199853.661.3
1997–69.1
1996–63.5
1995–69.4
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninNiger
202658.146.3
202756.545.4
202854.744.8
202953.144.2
203051.743.8
203150.343.4

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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