Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Benin
Benin: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.17 trillion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2015)
1.17 trillion
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
43rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.17 trillion
in 2015
All-time low
-66.47 billion
in 1983
Years of data
54
1962–2015
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Benin, 1962–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.17 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2015. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 209.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Benin peaked at 1.17 trillion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -66.47 billion, in 1983.
Benin ranks 43rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.39 billion | — |
| 1963 | 2.19 billion | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 2.06 billion | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 2.32 billion | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 2.58 billion | +11.2% |
| 1967 | 1.86 billion | -27.9% |
| 1968 | 2.38 billion | +28.0% |
| 1969 | 1.63 billion | -31.5% |
| 1970 | 4.01 billion | +145.9% |
| 1971 | 6.15 billion | +53.4% |
| 1972 | 6.06 billion | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 4.46 billion | -26.4% |
| 1974 | 7.04 billion | +58.1% |
| 1975 | 5.48 billion | -22.2% |
| 1976 | 6.33 billion | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 6.29 billion | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 867.67 million | -86.2% |
| 1979 | -19.28 billion | -2321.5% |
| 1980 | -25.42 billion | +31.9% |
| 1981 | -16.00 billion | -37.1% |
| 1982 | -40.16 billion | +151.0% |
| 1983 | -66.47 billion | +65.5% |
| 1984 | -42.57 billion | -36.0% |
| 1985 | -46.86 billion | +10.1% |
| 1986 | -39.60 billion | -15.5% |
| 1987 | -60.19 billion | +52.0% |
| 1988 | -59.42 billion | -1.3% |
| 1989 | -27.33 billion | -54.0% |
| 1990 | 168.22 million | -100.6% |
| 1991 | 37.18 billion | +22004.5% |
| 1992 | 61.82 billion | +66.3% |
| 1993 | 65.74 billion | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 152.59 billion | +132.1% |
| 1995 | 139.11 billion | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 165.62 billion | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 207.13 billion | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 198.27 billion | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 289.54 billion | +46.0% |
| 2000 | 346.16 billion | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 469.19 billion | +35.5% |
| 2002 | 422.45 billion | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 395.52 billion | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 333.47 billion | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 377.61 billion | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 525.49 billion | +39.2% |
| 2007 | 671.95 billion | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 700.33 billion | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 657.78 billion | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 735.18 billion | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 719.36 billion | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 792.01 billion | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 910.54 billion | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 trillion | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 1.17 trillion | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 billion | 1.63 billion | 2.58 billion | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.74 billion | -19.28 billion | 7.04 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -42.40 billion | -66.47 billion | -16.00 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 131.72 billion | 168.22 million | 289.54 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 489.99 billion | 333.47 billion | 700.33 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 899.03 billion | 719.36 billion | 1.17 trillion | 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Benin?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Benin was 1.17 trillion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 trillion in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -66.47 billion in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.