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Benin
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#83out of 101 countries
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Historical trend

31.825.118.311.64.8196019932025Benin · 2025: 19.74%Benin

Analytical takeaways

  • Benin records 19.74% for Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in 2025, ranking #83 globally out of 101 countries.
  • Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) increased from 5.01% in 1960 to 19.74% in 2025, a gain of 14.73%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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