Reserve assets in Benin
Benin: Reserve assets was 452.80 million US dollar in 2023. β² Rising
Reserve assets in Benin, 1996β2023
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Benin recorded 452.80 million US dollar for reserve assets in 2023.
That represents a change of down 65.8% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Benin peaked at 1.66 billion US dollar in 2021 and was at its lowest, 253.03 million US dollar, in 1997.
That places Benin 148th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 294.23 million US dollar | 253.03 million US dollar | 399.85 million US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 825.13 million US dollar | 458.87 million US dollar | 1.27 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 833.60 million US dollar | 270.43 million US dollar | 1.37 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 billion US dollar | 452.80 million US dollar | 1.66 billion US dollar | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 145 Liberia 594.88 million US dollar compare
- 146 Bhutan 553.78 million US dollar compare
- 147 Andorra, Principality of 468.46 million US dollar
- 149 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 441.50 million US dollar compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 433.27 million US dollar compare
- 151 St. Lucia 427.55 million US dollar 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 reserve assets in Benin?
- Reserve assets in Benin was 452.80 million US dollar in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 billion US dollar in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 253.03 million US dollar in 1997.
- How does Benin rank for reserve assets?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.