Arab World - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Arab World was 54.72 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 56.67 in 2016, while its lowest value was 11.11 in 1964.

Definition: 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1962 12.10
1963 12.40
1964 11.11
1965 12.96
1966 13.02
1967 13.14
1968 14.25
1969 15.25
1970 14.01
1971 13.92
1972 15.78
1973 16.13
1974 11.46
1975 14.16
1976 15.01
1977 16.51
1978 19.34
1979 18.82
1980 17.11
1981 19.10
1982 23.97
1983 27.92
1984 29.84
1985 32.00
1986 36.91
1987 35.79
1988 38.34
1989 35.32
1990 26.64
1991 24.41
1992 20.92
1993 22.12
1994 23.72
1995 25.29
1996 24.68
1997 27.33
1998 32.53
1999 32.79
2000 30.62
2001 32.29
2002 32.91
2003 32.21
2004 31.68
2005 32.81
2006 33.02
2007 35.98
2008 37.56
2009 43.75
2010 39.92
2011 38.31
2012 37.50
2013 39.24
2014 43.06
2015 52.98
2016 56.67
2017 54.72

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Arab World was 56.80 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 58.63 in 2016, while its lowest value was 11.51 in 1974.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1964 12.46
1965 15.18
1966 14.72
1967 14.45
1968 14.98
1969 16.31
1970 14.94
1971 14.55
1972 16.53
1973 16.77
1974 11.51
1975 14.84
1976 15.36
1977 16.88
1978 19.75
1979 19.53
1980 17.91
1981 20.00
1982 25.61
1983 29.80
1984 31.89
1985 34.34
1986 38.14
1987 35.85
1991 22.91
1992 20.69
1993 21.83
1994 23.64
1995 25.30
1996 24.75
1997 26.46
1998 31.79
1999 32.06
2000 29.71
2001 31.80
2002 32.31
2003 31.42
2004 30.42
2005 30.59
2006 30.01
2007 31.67
2008 31.61
2009 36.70
2010 36.44
2011 35.73
2012 35.18
2013 37.25
2014 40.77
2015 49.93
2016 58.63
2017 56.80

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets