Benin - Changes in net reserves

Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$) in Benin was $14,585,800 as of 2020. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $444,307,600 in 2017 and ($1,117,069,000) in 2006.

Definition: Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 $461,146
1975 ($19,854,150)
1976 ($2,803,885)
1977 ($3,898,780)
1978 ($19,200,840)
1979 ($1,485,337)
1980 ($20,350,810)
1981 $33,228,750
1982 ($48,079,750)
1983 ($37,430,280)
1984 ($23,340,050)
1985 ($29,451,140)
1986 ($79,249,690)
1987 ($52,275,670)
1988 ($159,867,100)
1989 ($202,257,100)
1990 ($99,557,270)
1991 ($265,339,700)
1992 ($65,021,750)
1993 ($156,130,200)
1994 $18,079,450
1995 ($253,834,600)
1996 ($148,959,500)
1997 ($99,969,890)
1998 ($86,702,100)
1999 ($88,774,550)
2000 ($20,321,990)
2001 ($68,800,320)
2002 ($261,783,400)
2003 ($100,234,200)
2004 ($299,300,100)
2005 ($51,634,030)
2006 ($1,117,069,000)
2007 ($177,542,000)
2008 ($148,887,000)
2009 ($423,252,000)
2010 ($294,432,500)
2011 ($531,817,800)
2012 ($394,844,100)
2013 ($52,731,020)
2014 $106,114,600
2015 $79,565,510
2016 ($564,894,700)
2017 $444,307,600
2018 $234,779,000
2019 $26,745,820
2020 $14,585,800

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments