Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency in Benin
Benin: Credit to Agriculture and Fishery — Value Standard Local Currency was 55,966 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
In 2021, credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin stood at 55,966 million SLC.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency in Benin peaked at 59,002 million SLC in 2018 and was at its lowest, 348 million SLC, in 1995.
Benin ranks 11th 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 | 10,369 million SLC | — |
| 1992 | 406 million SLC | -96.1% |
| 1993 | 526 million SLC | +29.6% |
| 1994 | 478 million SLC | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 348 million SLC | -27.2% |
| 1996 | 4,237 million SLC | +1117.5% |
| 1997 | 981 million SLC | -76.8% |
| 1999 | 3,757 million SLC | +283.0% |
| 2000 | 5,627 million SLC | +49.8% |
| 2001 | 6,306 million SLC | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 7,958 million SLC | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 8,742 million SLC | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 7,761 million SLC | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 8,478 million SLC | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 6,607 million SLC | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 7,134 million SLC | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 9,336 million SLC | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 16,529 million SLC | +77.0% |
| 2011 | 24,329 million SLC | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 16,910 million SLC | -30.5% |
| 2013 | 17,034 million SLC | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 18,332 million SLC | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 34,581 million SLC | +88.6% |
| 2016 | 23,943 million SLC | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 21,553 million SLC | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 59,002 million SLC | +173.8% |
| 2019 | 40,528 million SLC | -31.3% |
| 2020 | 57,069 million SLC | +40.8% |
| 2021 | 55,966 million SLC | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,638 million SLC | 348 million SLC | 10,369 million SLC | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,448 million SLC | 5,627 million SLC | 16,529 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,468 million SLC | 16,910 million SLC | 59,002 million SLC | 9 |
| 2020s | 56,518 million SLC | 55,966 million SLC | 57,069 million SLC | 2 |
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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 55,966 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 59,002 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 348 million SLC in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for credit to agriculture and fishery — value standard local currency?
- Benin ranks 11th 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 130.0%. 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. 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.