Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Benin
Benin: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita was 1.24 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.24 units per person for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 489.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in Benin peaked at 1.53 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Benin 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0.2774 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0.2719 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3091 units per person | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3481 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3817 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4569 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.6949 units per person | +52.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6763 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6609 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6457 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6305 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6153 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5851 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5459 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.508 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5121 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5002 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.486 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4721 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4585 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4451 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.432 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4192 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4067 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3944 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3825 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3709 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3667 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3554 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3443 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3419 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3372 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3305 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3204 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3124 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.303 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2938 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.285 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2765 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2681 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2596 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2517 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2443 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2371 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2301 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2233 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2223 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2208 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2193 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2154 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2113 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.53 units per person | +625.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.46 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.39 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.37 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.33 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.27 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.24 units per person | -2.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.24 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.28 units per person, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.24 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.11 units per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +625.3% | 0.2113 units per person | 1.53 units per person |
| 1970 | +52.1% | 0.4569 units per person | 0.6949 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2045 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.4569 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6163 units per person | 0.508 units per person | 0.6949 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4526 units per person | 0.3944 units per person | 0.5121 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3462 units per person | 0.3124 units per person | 0.3825 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2649 units per person | 0.2301 units per person | 0.303 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.722 units per person | 0.2113 units per person | 1.53 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 units per person | 1.24 units per person | 1.39 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 tranche position, sdr, per capita in Benin?
- Reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita in Benin was 1.24 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?
- Benin ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 489.1%. 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 Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve tranche position, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve tranche position, SDR 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
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.