27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita in Benin

Benin: 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita was 17.86 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
17.86 units per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
198th
of 208 countries
All-time high
40.85 units per person
in 2008
All-time low
17.86 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
31
1995–2025

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita in Benin, 1995–2025

0102030401995201020251995: 34.5 units per person1996: 29.3 units per person1997: 32.4 units per person1998: 26.5 units per person1999: 25.8 units per person2000: 19.1 units per person2001: 21.1 units per person2002: 21.6 units per person2003: 28.3 units per person2004: 26.6 units per person2005: 26.9 units per person2006: 29.4 units per person2007: 27 units per person2008: 40.9 units per person2009: 32.7 units per person2010: 33.1 units per person2011: 28.2 units per person2012: 31.5 units per person2013: 33.5 units per person2014: 26.3 units per person2015: 20.7 units per person2016: 22.5 units per person2017: 20.8 units per person2018: 20.9 units per person2019: 18.8 units per person2020: 19.5 units per person2021: 25.3 units per person2022: 23.8 units per person2023: 18 units per person2024: 18.1 units per person2025: 17.9 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Benin recorded 17.86 units per person for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita in Benin peaked at 40.85 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.86 units per person, in 2025.

Benin ranks 198th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita in Benin, year by year

Annual values for 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita in Benin, 1995 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1995 34.53 units per person
1996 29.26 units per person -15.3%
1997 32.35 units per person +10.6%
1998 26.51 units per person -18.1%
1999 25.85 units per person -2.5%
2000 19.11 units per person -26.1%
2001 21.09 units per person +10.3%
2002 21.63 units per person +2.6%
2003 28.31 units per person +30.9%
2004 26.6 units per person -6.0%
2005 26.94 units per person +1.3%
2006 29.45 units per person +9.3%
2007 27.03 units per person -8.2%
2008 40.85 units per person +51.2%
2009 32.7 units per person -19.9%
2010 33.07 units per person +1.1%
2011 28.24 units per person -14.6%
2012 31.55 units per person +11.7%
2013 33.47 units per person +6.1%
2014 26.33 units per person -21.3%
2015 20.66 units per person -21.5%
2016 22.45 units per person +8.7%
2017 20.84 units per person -7.2%
2018 20.94 units per person +0.4%
2019 18.83 units per person -10.1%
2020 19.5 units per person +3.6%
2021 25.34 units per person +30.0%
2022 23.8 units per person -6.1%
2023 18.04 units per person -24.2%
2024 18.09 units per person +0.3%
2025 17.86 units per person -1.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 17.86 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 206.38 units per person, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 17.86 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71.87 units per person, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.7 units per person 25.85 units per person 34.53 units per person 5
2000s 27.37 units per person 19.11 units per person 40.85 units per person 10
2010s 25.64 units per person 18.83 units per person 33.47 units per person 10
2020s 20.44 units per person 17.86 units per person 25.34 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 195 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.7 units per person compare
  2. 196 Yemen 20.43 units per person compare
  3. 197 Niger 18.54 units per person compare
  4. 199 Malawi 17.55 units per person compare
  5. 200 Chad 15.01 units per person compare
  6. 201 Burkina Faso 12.06 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita in Benin?
27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita in Benin was 17.86 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 40.85 units per person in 2008.
What is the lowest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 17.86 units per person in 2025.
How does Benin rank for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita?
Benin ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 6,295 data points, 1995–2025
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27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.