Nominal bank loans growth fell 16.2% to 12.7% in Benin in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, nominal bank loans growth in Benin reached an all time high of 16.1% in 2008 and an all time low of -8.63% in 2012. When compared to Benin's main peers, nominal bank loans growth in Burkina Faso amounted to 11.6%, 29.7% in Niger, 8.28% in Nigeria and 25.8% in Togo in 2015.
Benin has been ranked 57th within the group of 138 countries we follow in terms of nominal bank loans growth, 57 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Growth (Nominal) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 18.0% | 6.00% | 3.12% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.7% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5% | 4.82% | 0.350% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8.99% | 8.57% | -0.908% | ... | 5.73% | ... | ||||||||||
| Ghana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.6% | 17.6% | 7.46% | ... | 24.4% | ||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 45.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -30.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mali | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.7% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 8.28% | 22.5% | 19.5% | ... | 13.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Togo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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