Benin vs Zimbabwe

Benin vs Zimbabwe: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 21.3 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Zimbabwe.

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% of GDP · IMF

Benin vs Zimbabwe: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.3% of GDP in Benin and 38% of GDP in Zimbabwe, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by 21.3 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Zimbabwe.
BeninZimbabweIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 58 and Zimbabwe ranked 111 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 50.3% of GDP and Zimbabwe at 25.7% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearBeninZimbabwe
202559.338
202460.570.4
202361.376.1
202259.766.8
202155.639.9
202046.156.8
201940.453.9
201840.833
201739.449
201635.935.1
201530.934.1
201422.329.2
201318.526.4
201219.527.2
201121.930
20102133.2
200918.839.7
200818.341.3
200714.330.2
20068.426.7
20052722.4
200421.5–
200323.4–
200230.8–
200138–
200039.6–
199939.4–
199853.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninZimbabwe
202658.133.5
202756.530.6
202854.730.2
202953.128.2
203051.726.7
203150.325.7

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.

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