Net foreign assets fell 15.3% to XOF 1,469 bil in Benin in 2024, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, net foreign assets in Benin reached an all time high of XOF 2,153 bil in 2022 and an all time low of XOF -66.5 bil in 1983.
Benin has been ranked 34th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 8 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | DZD bil | 9,316 | 7,429 | 6,321 | 5,994 | 8,119 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | XOF bil | 1,185 | 1,233 | 1,549 | 2,131 | 2,153 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | XOF bil | 1,442 | 1,508 | 1,989 | 2,634 | 1,974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | XAF bil | 2,075 | 2,354 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Chad | XAF bil | -199 | -150 | -146 | -348 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | GHS bil | 13.7 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 6.73 | -11.3 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | XOF bil | 2,018 | 2,502 | 3,220 | 4,158 | 3,913 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | LYD bil | 119 | 118 | 102 | 343 | 385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | XOF bil | 270 | 224 | 271 | 966 | 512 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | XOF bil | 322 | 641 | 566 | 698 | 702 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | NGN bil | 11,838 | 5,944 | 8,959 | 9,310 | 3,785 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Togo | XOF bil | 560 | 732 | 982 | 1,093 | 1,080 |