Money, Seasonally adjusted in Benin
Benin: Money, Seasonally adjusted was 1.29 trillion in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Money, Seasonally adjusted in Benin, 1963–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.29 trillion for money, seasonally adjusted in 2015. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 210.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted in Benin peaked at 1.29 trillion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.94 billion, in 1963.
That places Benin 36th out of 157 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.94 billion | — |
| 1964 | 5.94 billion | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.06 billion | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 6.41 billion | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 6.10 billion | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 7.00 billion | +14.7% |
| 1969 | 8.25 billion | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 9.68 billion | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 11.57 billion | +19.5% |
| 1972 | 12.75 billion | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 12.35 billion | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 15.76 billion | +27.6% |
| 1975 | 26.95 billion | +71.0% |
| 1976 | 25.73 billion | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 29.34 billion | +14.0% |
| 1978 | 84.97 billion | +189.6% |
| 1979 | 36.20 billion | -57.4% |
| 1980 | 47.69 billion | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 63.75 billion | +33.7% |
| 1982 | 86.82 billion | +36.2% |
| 1983 | 84.02 billion | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 91.79 billion | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 86.13 billion | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 78.07 billion | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 61.25 billion | -21.5% |
| 1988 | 71.43 billion | +16.6% |
| 1989 | 83.55 billion | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 103.21 billion | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 114.45 billion | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 125.29 billion | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 107.97 billion | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 180.25 billion | +66.9% |
| 1995 | 155.85 billion | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 182.72 billion | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 186.01 billion | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 177.47 billion | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 260.29 billion | +46.7% |
| 2000 | 351.84 billion | +35.2% |
| 2001 | 389.00 billion | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 359.64 billion | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 396.13 billion | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 327.07 billion | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 415.74 billion | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 484.37 billion | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 568.02 billion | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 724.93 billion | +27.6% |
| 2009 | 744.05 billion | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 791.12 billion | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 857.67 billion | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 862.18 billion | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.07 trillion | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 1.25 trillion | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 1.29 trillion | +3.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.29 trillion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 452.68 billion, 2.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.29 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 428.73 billion, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money, Seasonally adjusted 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 | +189.6% | 29.34 billion | 84.97 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.53 billion | 5.94 billion | 8.25 billion | 7 |
| 1970s | 26.53 billion | 9.68 billion | 84.97 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.45 billion | 47.69 billion | 91.79 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 159.35 billion | 103.21 billion | 260.29 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 476.08 billion | 327.07 billion | 744.05 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 trillion | 791.12 billion | 1.29 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 33 Angola 1.56 trillion compare
- 34 Mali 1.49 trillion compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 1.36 trillion compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 1.23 trillion compare
- 38 Gabon 1.21 trillion compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 1.18 trillion 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 in Benin?
- Money, seasonally adjusted in Benin was 1.29 trillion in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money, seasonally adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 trillion in 2015.
- What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 billion in 1963.
- How does Benin rank for money, seasonally adjusted?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 157 countries with data for 2015.
- Is money, seasonally adjusted rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.8%. 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 Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.