Benin
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Debt Vulnerability
Moderate Risk of external debt distress
Sustainable Development Finance Policy
Performance and policy actions required : Yes
Set-aside applied : No
Non-concessional borrowing ceiling : Not established
Performance and Policy Actions (PPA)
Fiscal Sustainability
To improve the collection of non-tax revenue, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has (i) issued an arrêté demanding the creation of a system for online declaration and payment (via mobile money) in intermediary revenue services and; (ii) operationalized the platform for online declaration and payment.
Fiscal Sustainability
To improve fiscal sustainability, the Ministry of Economy and Finance specified in the annex to the 2025 finance law, the main climate-sensitive budget lines and the resource allocations associated with these lines in six pilot ministries.
Debt Management
To improve debt management, the Minister of Economy and Finance has issued an arrete adopting a procedures manual for all public debt management operations at the debt management office (Caisse Autonome de Gestion de la Dette - CAGD) and treasury department (Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique - DGTCP).
World Bank Lending
| Grant eligibility : | 100% credits | Credit terms : | Blend |
Lending amounts by fiscal year (commitments, US$ millions)
- Original Principal value of IBRD Loans
US$ 0.00 million - Original Principal value of IDA Credits
US$ 3644.46 million - Original Principal value of IDA Grants
US$ 842.56 million
Data as of: 03/31/2025
Total lending at project level, for the period from FY2016 to FY2025
Debt Data
Total external debt stock
64.11
% of GNI (2023)
Total debt service
21.16
% of exports (goods, services, and primary income,2023)
Country Characteristics
Population, Total
14.11 million
(as of 2023)
GNI, Atlas Method
19.61 billion
(in current US$ as of 2023)
GNI per capita, Atlas Method
1390
(in current US$ as of 2023)