Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin
Benin: Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio was 6.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin, 2001–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin stood at 6.5%.
That represents a change of up 47.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin peaked at 22.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2024.
That places Benin 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.2% | — |
| 2002 | 22.7% | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -36.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +31.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -35.8% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +95.4% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -48.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.2% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.4% | 9.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Benin
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 226,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 136.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin?
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio in Benin was 6.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of bank liquid reserves to bank assets is the ratio of domestic currency holdings and deposits with the monetary authorities to claims on other governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, the private sector, and other banking institutions. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.