Capital transfers in Benin

Benin: Capital transfers was 93.27 billion current LCU in 2005. ▲ Rising

Latest (2005)
93.27 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 33.6%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
93.27 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
22.55 billion current LCU
in 1992
Years of data
17
1989–2005

Capital transfers in Benin, 1989–2005

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B1989199720051989: 24.5B current LCU1990: 26.0B current LCU1991: 26.6B current LCU1992: 22.6B current LCU1993: 25.5B current LCU1994: 49.9B current LCU1995: 65.0B current LCU1996: 64.5B current LCU1997: 71.8B current LCU1998: 62.5B current LCU1999: 64.8B current LCU2000: 87.4B current LCU2001: 79.8B current LCU2002: 65.1B current LCU2003: 69.3B current LCU2004: 69.8B current LCU2005: 93.3B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Benin recorded 93.27 billion current LCU for capital transfers in 2005. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital transfers in Benin peaked at 93.27 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.55 billion current LCU, in 1992.

That places Benin 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 24.50 billion current LCU 24.50 billion current LCU 24.50 billion current LCU 1
1990s 47.91 billion current LCU 22.55 billion current LCU 71.81 billion current LCU 10
2000s 77.46 billion current LCU 65.09 billion current LCU 93.27 billion current LCU 6

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 331.68 billion current LCU compare
  2. 8 Congo 291.44 billion current LCU compare
  3. 9 Rwanda 216.35 billion current LCU compare
  4. 11 Zambia 83.15 billion current LCU compare
  5. 12 Niger 82.80 billion current LCU compare
  6. 13 Burundi 81.66 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital transfers in Benin?
Capital transfers in Benin was 93.27 billion current LCU in 2005, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest capital transfers recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 93.27 billion current LCU in 2005.
What is the lowest capital transfers recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 22.55 billion current LCU in 1992.
How does Benin rank for capital transfers?
Benin ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2005.
Is capital transfers rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Capital transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Capital transfers (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,260 data points, 1968–2011
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Capital transfers. Data are in current local currency.