Banking survey: claims on private sector in Benin
Benin: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 306.70 billion current LCU in 2004. β Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Benin, 1965β2004
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Benin recorded 306.70 billion current LCU for banking survey: claims on private sector in 2004. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 593.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Benin peaked at 306.70 billion current LCU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.26 billion current LCU, in 1966.
Benin ranks 24th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.01 billion current LCU | 4.26 billion current LCU | 6.56 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 26.62 billion current LCU | 7.40 billion current LCU | 63.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 121.00 billion current LCU | 85.00 billion current LCU | 145.00 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 87.48 billion current LCU | 44.20 billion current LCU | 154.60 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2000s | 236.32 billion current LCU | 193.50 billion current LCU | 306.70 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 21 Congo, Republic of 462.24 billion current LCU compare
- 22 Egypt 423.21 billion current LCU compare
- 23 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 316.10 billion current LCU compare
- 25 Mauritius 290.08 billion current LCU compare
- 26 Togo 181.90 billion current LCU compare
- 27 Chad 145.00 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Benin
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.7% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 3.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Broad money 29.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -7,847 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Benin?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Benin was 306.70 billion current LCU in 2004, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 306.70 billion current LCU in 2004.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 billion current LCU in 1966.
- How does Benin rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 50 countries with data for 2004.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 593.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.