Foreign assets in Benin

Benin: Foreign assets was 6.08 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
6.08 billion current US$
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
115th
of 150 countries
All-time high
6.08 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
571.00 million current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Benin, 1995–2020

02.0B4.0B6.0B1995200720201995: 571.0M current US$1996: 678.0M current US$1997: 668.0M current US$1998: 599.0M current US$1999: 726.0M current US$2000: 737.0M current US$2001: 937.0M current US$2002: 1.1B current US$2003: 1.2B current US$2004: 1.2B current US$2005: 1.1B current US$2006: 1.5B current US$2007: 2.1B current US$2008: 2.1B current US$2009: 2.4B current US$2010: 2.3B current US$2011: 2.3B current US$2012: 2.6B current US$2013: 3.3B current US$2014: 3.4B current US$2015: 3.9B current US$2016: 3.1B current US$2017: 4.6B current US$2018: 3.5B current US$2019: 5.3B current US$2020: 6.1B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Benin recorded 6.08 billion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 164.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Benin peaked at 6.08 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 571.00 million current US$, in 1995.

Benin ranks 115th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 648.40 million current US$ 571.00 million current US$ 726.00 million current US$ 5
2000s 1.42 billion current US$ 737.00 million current US$ 2.36 billion current US$ 10
2010s 3.43 billion current US$ 2.30 billion current US$ 5.25 billion current US$ 10
2020s 6.08 billion current US$ 6.08 billion current US$ 6.08 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 112 North Macedonia 7.16 billion current US$ compare
  2. 113 Guinea 7.06 billion current US$ compare
  3. 114 Gabon 6.10 billion current US$ compare
  4. 116 Armenia 5.95 billion current US$ compare
  5. 117 Moldova 5.95 billion current US$ compare
  6. 118 Ethiopia 5.87 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Benin?
Foreign assets in Benin was 6.08 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 6.08 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 571.00 million current US$ in 1995.
How does Benin rank for foreign assets?
Benin ranks 115th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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