Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Benin
Benin: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 3.9 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Benin stood at 3.9 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 136.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Benin peaked at 14.75 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3906 %, in 2022.
Benin ranks 50th of 119 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, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.75 % | — |
| 1992 | 0.6455 % | -95.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7253 % | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5344 % | -26.3% |
| 1995 | 0.89 % | +66.5% |
| 1996 | 5.13 % | +476.1% |
| 1997 | 0.62 % | -87.9% |
| 1998 | 4.45 % | +618.5% |
| 1999 | 3.19 % | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 3.58 % | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 4.18 % | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 4.49 % | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4 % | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 2.43 % | -39.2% |
| 2005 | 2.37 % | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 % | -42.8% |
| 2007 | 1.31 % | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.49 % | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1 % | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 2.66 % | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 2.54 % | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2 % | -21.2% |
| 2014 | 1.65 % | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 3.25 % | +97.2% |
| 2016 | 1.94 % | -40.4% |
| 2017 | 1.79 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 4.43 % | +147.3% |
| 2019 | 3.13 % | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 4.17 % | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 3.61 % | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3906 % | -89.2% |
| 2023 | 3.91 % | +900.2% |
| 2024 | 3.9 % | -0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.9 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.9 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.56 %, 86% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +900.2% | 0.3906 % | 3.91 % |
| 1998 | +618.5% | 0.62 % | 4.45 % |
| 1996 | +476.1% | 0.89 % | 5.13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.44 % | 0.5344 % | 14.75 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.73 % | 1.31 % | 4.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 % | 1.65 % | 4.43 % | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.2 % | 0.3906 % | 4.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 18 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 48,523 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -11.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 19,132 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -55.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Benin?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Benin was 3.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3906 % in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.6%. 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, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 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.