Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin
Benin: Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency was 53,223 million SLC in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, 1991–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin is 53,223 million SLC, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin peaked at 58,426 million SLC in 2018 and was at its lowest, 625.51 million SLC, in 1995.
Benin ranks 10th of 33 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.
Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31,268 million SLC | — |
| 1992 | 1,188 million SLC | -96.2% |
| 1993 | 1,504 million SLC | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 1,012 million SLC | -32.7% |
| 1995 | 625.51 million SLC | -38.2% |
| 1996 | 7,125 million SLC | +1039.0% |
| 1997 | 1,591 million SLC | -77.7% |
| 1999 | 5,766 million SLC | +262.4% |
| 2000 | 8,276 million SLC | +43.5% |
| 2001 | 9,096 million SLC | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 11,085 million SLC | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 11,815 million SLC | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 10,409 million SLC | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 10,902 million SLC | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 8,322 million SLC | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 8,951 million SLC | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 11,006 million SLC | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 19,003 million SLC | +72.7% |
| 2011 | 26,728 million SLC | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 17,249 million SLC | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 17,136 million SLC | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,488 million SLC | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 34,581 million SLC | +87.0% |
| 2016 | 23,780 million SLC | -31.2% |
| 2017 | 21,485 million SLC | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 58,426 million SLC | +171.9% |
| 2019 | 40,293 million SLC | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 55,150 million SLC | +36.9% |
| 2021 | 53,223 million SLC | -3.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 53,223 million SLC is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30,112 million SLC, 1.8× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1039.0% | 625.51 million SLC | 7,125 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,260 million SLC | 625.51 million SLC | 31,268 million SLC | 8 |
| 2000s | 10,887 million SLC | 8,276 million SLC | 19,003 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,685 million SLC | 17,136 million SLC | 58,426 million SLC | 9 |
| 2020s | 54,187 million SLC | 53,223 million SLC | 55,150 million SLC | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin?
- Credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin was 53,223 million SLC in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 58,426 million SLC in 2018.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 625.51 million SLC in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.