Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Benin
Benin: Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) was 113,720 units per person in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Benin, 1963–2015
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Benin is 113,720 units per person, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 130.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Benin peaked at 113,720 units per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,123 units per person, in 1967.
That places Benin 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 2,240 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 2,198 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 2,197 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2,278 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2,123 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 2,385 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1969 | 2,751 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 3,158 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 3,690 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1972 | 3,974 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 3,761 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 4,687 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 7,822 units per person | +66.9% |
| 1976 | 7,286 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 8,098 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 22,852 units per person | +182.2% |
| 1979 | 9,481 units per person | -58.5% |
| 1980 | 12,148 units per person | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 15,787 units per person | +29.9% |
| 1982 | 20,888 units per person | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 19,635 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 20,833 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 18,980 units per person | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 16,697 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 12,711 units per person | -23.9% |
| 1988 | 14,379 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 16,314 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 19,542 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 21,011 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 22,302 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 18,385 units per person | -17.6% |
| 1994 | 29,567 units per person | +60.8% |
| 1995 | 25,029 units per person | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 28,586 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 28,254 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 26,139 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 37,169 units per person | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 48,721 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 52,246 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 46,856 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 50,060 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 40,087 units per person | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 49,339 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 55,718 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 63,438 units per person | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 78,554 units per person | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 78,243 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80,747 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 84,972 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 82,921 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 99,590 units per person | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 113,019 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 113,720 units per person | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 113,720 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,602 units per person, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 113,720 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47,027 units per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +182.2% | 8,098 units per person | 22,852 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,310 units per person | 2,123 units per person | 2,751 units per person | 7 |
| 1970s | 7,481 units per person | 3,158 units per person | 22,852 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,837 units per person | 12,148 units per person | 20,888 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,599 units per person | 18,385 units per person | 37,169 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,326 units per person | 40,087 units per person | 78,554 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,828 units per person | 80,747 units per person | 113,720 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 33 Armenia 123,152 units per person compare
- 34 Algeria 122,092 units per person compare
- 35 Kazakhstan 119,820 units per person compare
- 37 Myanmar 112,769 units per person compare
- 38 Madagascar 107,204 units per person compare
- 39 Mauritania 101,111 units per person 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 money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Benin?
- Money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in Benin was 113,720 units per person in 2015, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 113,720 units per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,123 units per person in 1967.
- How does Benin rank for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic)?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 155 countries with data for 2015.
- Is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money, Seasonally adjusted International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.