Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Benin
Benin: Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) was 98.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Benin, 2005–2009
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Benin stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over five years.
That places Benin 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.0% | — |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.0%, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 98.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.0%, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Benin
- 6 Zambia 99.0% compare
- 8 Estonia 97.0% compare
- 9 Mozambique 94.0% compare
- 9 New Zealand 94.0%
- 9 Senegal 94.0% 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 foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Benin?
- Foreign bank assets among total bank assets in Benin was 98.0% in 2009, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign bank assets among total bank assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for foreign bank assets among total bank assets?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign bank assets among total bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the total banking assets that are held by foreign banks. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.