Total assets in Benin
Benin: Total assets was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
1.47 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
20th
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.47 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
6.51 billion current LCU
in 1962
Years of data
50
1962–2011
Total assets in Benin, 1962–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, total assets in Benin stood at 1.47 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 167.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assets in Benin peaked at 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.51 billion current LCU, in 1962.
Benin ranks 20th of 52 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.
Total assets in Benin, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.51 billion current LCU | — |
| 1963 | 6.85 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 7.12 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 7.20 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 7.62 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 7.07 billion current LCU | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 8.00 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 1969 | 9.31 billion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 11.26 billion current LCU | +21.0% |
| 1971 | 13.87 billion current LCU | +23.2% |
| 1972 | 15.96 billion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 16.03 billion current LCU | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 21.07 billion current LCU | +31.5% |
| 1975 | 34.97 billion current LCU | +65.9% |
| 1976 | 36.13 billion current LCU | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 37.77 billion current LCU | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 41.04 billion current LCU | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 27.64 billion current LCU | -32.7% |
| 1980 | 44.39 billion current LCU | +60.6% |
| 1981 | 52.42 billion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 1982 | 75.56 billion current LCU | +44.1% |
| 1983 | 65.85 billion current LCU | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 88.92 billion current LCU | +35.0% |
| 1985 | 104.07 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 100.94 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 76.54 billion current LCU | -24.2% |
| 1988 | 84.62 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 73.58 billion current LCU | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 112.60 billion current LCU | +53.0% |
| 1991 | 115.34 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 137.02 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 1993 | 121.40 billion current LCU | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 249.62 billion current LCU | +105.6% |
| 1995 | 256.82 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 288.00 billion current LCU | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 300.37 billion current LCU | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 292.97 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 389.45 billion current LCU | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 480.77 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 548.98 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 534.30 billion current LCU | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 592.88 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 546.69 billion current LCU | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 657.12 billion current LCU | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 780.55 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 903.92 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 trillion current LCU | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 1.26 trillion current LCU | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 1.33 trillion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.47 trillion current LCU | +10.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.47 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.34 trillion current LCU, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.47 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 770.19 billion current LCU, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +105.6% | 121.40 billion current LCU | 249.62 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.46 billion current LCU | 6.51 billion current LCU | 9.31 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 1970s | 25.57 billion current LCU | 11.26 billion current LCU | 41.04 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.69 billion current LCU | 44.39 billion current LCU | 104.07 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 226.36 billion current LCU | 112.60 billion current LCU | 389.45 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 744.49 billion current LCU | 480.77 billion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 trillion current LCU | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 2 |
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 total assets in Benin?
- Total assets in Benin was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total assets recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest total assets recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.51 billion current LCU in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for total assets?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total assets rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.