Broad money growth in Benin
Benin: Broad money growth was 15.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Benin, 1963–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Benin is 15.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 985.3% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Benin peaked at 72.7% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -12.0%, in 2004.
Benin ranks 40th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Benin, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.6% | — |
| 1964 | 1.2% | -67.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -71.8% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | +1445.0% |
| 1967 | -2.2% | -143.0% |
| 1968 | 15.5% | -814.8% |
| 1969 | 17.2% | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 22.3% | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 13.3% | -40.2% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -52.0% |
| 1974 | 24.8% | +287.3% |
| 1975 | 72.7% | +193.4% |
| 1976 | -3.9% | -105.3% |
| 1977 | 14.0% | -463.1% |
| 1978 | 11.7% | -16.1% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -62.4% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | +1007.7% |
| 1981 | 24.3% | -50.3% |
| 1982 | 30.5% | +25.4% |
| 1983 | -1.5% | -104.8% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | -1138.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1% | -100.6% |
| 1986 | -2.2% | +2486.4% |
| 1987 | -11.3% | +408.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | -109.6% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +497.5% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +342.6% |
| 1991 | 10.7% | -62.7% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +75.4% |
| 1993 | -3.1% | -116.6% |
| 1994 | 47.9% | -1645.2% |
| 1995 | -1.8% | -103.8% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | -809.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -64.4% |
| 1998 | -3.6% | -176.7% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -1077.1% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -97.2% |
| 2002 | -11.8% | -1702.8% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -287.7% |
| 2004 | -12.0% | -154.1% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -240.1% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +61.5% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -68.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +132.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -66.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -97.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +494.9% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +359.7% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +187.8% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -103.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -425.8% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +985.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | -2.2% | 17.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | -3.9% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | -11.3% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | -3.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | -12.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 0.2% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | -0.4% | 17.3% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Benin
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 136.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 226,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 91.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 151,577 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -7,847 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Benin?
- Broad money growth in Benin was 15.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 1975.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.0% in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for broad money growth?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. 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 Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.