Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin

Benin: Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults was 235.97 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
235.97
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 177 countries
All-time high
235.97
in 2017
All-time low
178.57
in 2011
Years of data
7
2011–2017

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin, 2011–2017

0501001502002502011201420172011: 178.62012: 184.82013: 2102014: 228.92015: 212.82016: 231.72017: 236

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Benin recorded 235.97 for outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Benin ranks 47th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin, 2011 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2011 178.57
2012 184.8 +3.5%
2013 210 +13.6%
2014 228.9 +9.0%
2015 212.84 -7.0%
2016 231.7 +8.9%
2017 235.97 +1.8%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 235.97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.66, 2.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 235.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.52, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 44 Togo 250.35 compare
  2. 45 Burkina Faso 246.99 compare
  3. 46 Mali 242.53 compare
  4. 48 Angola 228.34 compare
  5. 49 Albania 224.77 compare
  6. 50 United Arab Emirates 195.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin?
Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults in Benin was 235.97 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest outstanding loans per 1,000 adults recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 235.97 in 2017.
What is the lowest outstanding loans per 1,000 adults recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 178.57 in 2011.
How does Benin rank for outstanding loans per 1,000 adults?
Benin ranks 47th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
Is outstanding loans per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Outstanding loans per 1,000 adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
177 places, 1,212 data points, 2011–2017
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