Broad money in Benin
Benin: Broad money was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Benin, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money in Benin stood at 29.6%.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Benin peaked at 33.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1967.
That places Benin 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Broad money in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10.1% | — |
| 1963 | 9.7% | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 9.3% | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 8.4% | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 9.9% | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 10.9% | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 13.2% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 22.0% | +58.9% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | -16.4% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | +26.6% |
| 1981 | 21.5% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | +9.9% |
| 1983 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 20.6% | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 26.5% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 19.5% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 15.9% | 10.9% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 20.3% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 16.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 14.0% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 28.1% | 33.4% | 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 in Benin?
- Broad money in Benin was 29.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1967.
- How does Benin rank for broad money?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.