Benin | External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -5.9863722 |
| 1961 | -4.95114263 |
| 1962 | -6.44148129 |
| 1963 | -7.80453853 |
| 1964 | -7.10582686 |
| 1965 | -7.6381474 |
| 1966 | -9.34951805 |
| 1967 | -12.10644431 |
| 1968 | -9.74194417 |
| 1969 | -9.65528652 |
| 1970 | -9.28474376 |
| 1971 | -10.04681557 |
| 1972 | -12.4157471 |
| 1973 | -10.28819131 |
| 1974 | -15.17789225 |
| 1975 | -18.8847361 |
| 1976 | -18.03726507 |
| 1977 | -18.60188031 |
| 1978 | -18.02027624 |
| 1979 | -19.50540921 |
| 1980 | -21.50559383 |
| 1981 | -28.02837119 |
| 1982 | -22.31526371 |
| 1983 | -17.8134335 |
| 1984 | -11.35255285 |
| 1985 | -12.99598128 |
| 1986 | -15.9395758 |
| 1987 | -15.68307898 |
| 1988 | -18.2793496 |
| 1989 | -11.3095094 |
| 1990 | -7.35757612 |
| 1991 | -9.33974472 |
| 1992 | -10.26244971 |
| 1993 | -10.45303307 |
| 1994 | -7.74644202 |
| 1995 | -9.062255 |
| 1996 | -3.52016833 |
| 1997 | -4.35936042 |
| 1998 | -5.4077462 |
| 1999 | -6.06627037 |
| 2000 | -4.302159 |
| 2001 | -8.54262776 |
| 2002 | -8.73787407 |
| 2003 | -10.08397419 |
| 2004 | -8.59897721 |
| 2005 | -6.97075093 |
| 2006 | -9.26303219 |
| 2007 | -8.81991569 |
| 2008 | -7.71945581 |
| 2009 | -9.32002841 |
| 2010 | -9.53953654 |
| 2011 | -11.97935721 |
| 2012 |
Benin | External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).