Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Benin
Benin: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Benin, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Benin stood at 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of down 69.7% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.1581 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Benin 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Benin, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1109 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.1116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1068 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1087 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1304 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1409 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1342 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1026 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1475 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1296 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0837 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0639 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0553 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0547 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0648 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -64.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0621 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +171.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0662 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0949 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.094 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -69.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1224 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +171.6% | 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0621 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1068 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0695 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0736 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 161 Luxembourg 0.0302 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Bermuda 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 163 Burundi 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 165 Ireland 0.0208 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 166 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0152 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 167 Malawi 0.0132 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Benin?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Benin was 0.023 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1581 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0229 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.