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 | -5.98637219 |
| 1961 | -4.95114259 |
| 1962 | -6.44148126 |
| 1963 | -7.80453859 |
| 1964 | -7.10582688 |
| 1965 | -7.63814751 |
| 1966 | -9.3495181 |
| 1967 | -12.10644422 |
| 1968 | -9.74194419 |
| 1969 | -9.6552865 |
| 1970 | -9.28474378 |
| 1971 | -10.04681554 |
| 1972 | -12.41574718 |
| 1973 | -10.28819131 |
| 1974 | -15.17789223 |
| 1975 | -18.88473611 |
| 1976 | -18.03726509 |
| 1977 | -18.60188029 |
| 1978 | -18.02027622 |
| 1979 | -19.5054092 |
| 1980 | -21.50559384 |
| 1981 | -28.02837118 |
| 1982 | -22.31526371 |
| 1983 | -17.8134335 |
| 1984 | -11.35255285 |
| 1985 | -12.99598127 |
| 1986 | -15.93957581 |
| 1987 | -15.68307897 |
| 1988 | -18.27934961 |
| 1989 | -11.3095094 |
| 1990 | -7.35757612 |
| 1991 | -9.33974471 |
| 1992 | -10.26244971 |
| 1993 | -10.45303306 |
| 1994 | -7.74644202 |
| 1995 | -9.062255 |
| 1996 | -3.52016834 |
| 1997 | -4.35936042 |
| 1998 | -5.4077462 |
| 1999 | -8.37272756 |
| 2000 | -6.1375464 |
| 2001 | -8.52001302 |
| 2002 | -4.31520098 |
| 2003 | -4.32763606 |
| 2004 | -2.8758792 |
| 2005 | -2.12865123 |
| 2006 | -3.65884729 |
| 2007 | -5.02807792 |
| 2008 | -3.49391874 |
| 2009 | -4.84669538 |
| 2010 | -5.28676382 |
| 2011 | -5.51772581 |
| 2012 | -2.94326305 |
| 2013 | -4.05906119 |
| 2014 | -2.40659269 |
| 2015 | -7.31541076 |
| 2016 | -3.7733522 |
| 2017 | -7.0654074 |
| 2018 | -7.24673325 |
| 2019 | -4.42027793 |
| 2020 | -5.08829252 |
| 2021 | -6.21724848 |
| 2022 | -7.62710097 |
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).