External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin
Benin: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 0.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.8% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.1% on the previous year and down 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin peaked at 21.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2021.
Benin ranks 179th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.6% | — |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -40.3% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +43.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -32.5% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +42.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -36.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +48.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -46.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.6%, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 13.2% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 176 Niger 1.4% compare
- 177 Côte d'Ivoire 1.3% compare
- 178 Mali 1.3% compare
- 180 South Sudan 0.1% compare
More financial sector data for Benin
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.24 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.7 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Benin was 0.8% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Benin ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.