Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Benin
Benin: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 2 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Benin, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Benin is 2, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Benin peaked at 5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2020.
That places Benin 71st out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 70 New Zealand 2.25 compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 2 compare
- 73 Bulgaria 1.81 compare
- 74 Denmark 1.6 compare
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)
- 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)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
- Broad money 29.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 2.0% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 19.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Benin?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Benin was 2 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Benin ranks 71st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.