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Reserve tranche position, SDR in Benin

Benin: Reserve tranche position, SDR was 18.44 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
18.44 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 194 countries
All-time high
18.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1945
Years of data
81
1945–2025

Reserve tranche position, SDR in Benin, 1945–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M194519852025

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Benin recorded 18.44 million for reserve tranche position, sdr in 2025. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 668.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserve tranche position, sdr in Benin peaked at 18.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1945.

Benin ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1945 0 —
1946 0 —
1947 0 —
1948 0 —
1949 0 —
1950 0 —
1951 0 —
1952 0 —
1953 0 —
1954 0 —
1955 0 —
1956 0 —
1957 0 —
1958 0 —
1959 0 —
1960 0 —
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 750,000 —
1965 750,000 +0.0%
1966 870,000 +16.0%
1967 1.00 million +14.9%
1968 1.12 million +12.0%
1969 1.37 million +22.3%
1970 2.13 million +55.5%
1971 2.12 million -0.5%
1972 2.12 million +0.0%
1973 2.12 million +0.0%
1974 2.12 million +0.0%
1975 2.12 million +0.0%
1976 2.12 million +0.0%
1977 2.12 million +0.0%
1978 2.03 million -4.2%
1979 1.94 million -4.4%
1980 2.01 million +3.6%
1981 2.02 million +0.5%
1982 2.02 million +0.0%
1983 2.02 million +0.0%
1984 2.02 million +0.0%
1985 2.02 million +0.0%
1986 2.02 million +0.0%
1987 2.02 million +0.0%
1988 2.02 million +0.0%
1989 2.02 million +0.0%
1990 2.02 million +0.0%
1991 2.02 million +0.0%
1992 2.06 million +2.0%
1993 2.09 million +1.3%
1994 2.10 million +0.6%
1995 2.13 million +1.4%
1996 2.16 million +1.3%
1997 2.18 million +0.9%
1998 2.18 million +0.0%
1999 2.19 million +0.6%
2000 2.19 million +0.0%
2001 2.19 million +0.0%
2002 2.19 million +0.0%
2003 2.19 million +0.0%
2004 2.19 million +0.0%
2005 2.19 million +0.0%
2006 2.19 million +0.0%
2007 2.19 million +0.0%
2008 2.19 million +0.0%
2009 2.19 million +0.0%
2010 2.19 million +0.0%
2011 2.24 million +2.6%
2012 2.30 million +2.3%
2013 2.35 million +2.3%
2014 2.38 million +1.2%
2015 2.40 million +1.0%
2016 17.92 million +646.8%
2017 17.95 million +0.1%
2018 18.02 million +0.4%
2019 18.19 million +0.9%
2020 18.19 million +0.0%
2021 18.31 million +0.7%
2022 18.31 million +0.0%
2023 18.31 million +0.0%
2024 18.44 million +0.7%
2025 18.44 million +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 18.44 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 million, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 18.44 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.11 million, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s 0 0 0 5
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 586,000 0 1.37 million 10
1970s 2.09 million 1.94 million 2.13 million 10
1980s 2.02 million 2.01 million 2.02 million 10
1990s 2.11 million 2.02 million 2.19 million 10
2000s 2.19 million 2.19 million 2.19 million 10
2010s 8.59 million 2.19 million 18.19 million 10
2020s 18.33 million 18.19 million 18.44 million 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 109 Togo 19.79 million compare
  2. 110 Bahamas 19.29 million compare
  3. 111 Gabon 18.54 million compare
  4. 113 Mauritania 16.27 million compare
  5. 114 Nepal 16.00 million compare
  6. 115 Montenegro 14.85 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserve tranche position, sdr in Benin?
Reserve tranche position, sdr in Benin was 18.44 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest reserve tranche position, sdr recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 18.44 million in 2024.
What is the lowest reserve tranche position, sdr recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1945.
How does Benin rank for reserve tranche position, sdr?
Benin ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
Is reserve tranche position, sdr rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 668.3%. 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 Reserve tranche position, SDR. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Reserve tranche position, SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
208 places, 16,199 data points, 1945–2025
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