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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Brunei was 38.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 60.18 in 1999, while its lowest value was 27.77 in 2012.

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
1999 60.18
2000 50.29
2001 53.63
2002 53.68
2003 50.84
2004 46.44
2005 40.29
2006 34.76
2007 37.29
2008 34.99
2009 44.33
2010 36.59
2011 27.87
2012 27.77
2013 30.92
2014 32.91
2015 41.14
2016 43.57
2017 38.81
2018 34.40
2019 34.94
2020 38.82

Development Relevance: Private sector development and investment - tapping private sector initiative and investment for socially useful purposes - are critical for poverty reduction. In parallel with public sector efforts, private investment, especially in competitive markets, has tremendous potential to contribute to growth. Private markets are the engine of productivity growth, creating productive jobs and higher incomes. And with government playing a complementary role of regulation, funding, and service provision, private initiative and investment can help provide the basic services and conditions that empower poor people - by improving health, education, and infrastructure.

Limitations and Exceptions: Credit to the private sector may sometimes include credit to state-owned or partially state-owned enterprises.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Credit is an important link in money transmission; it finances production, consumption, and capital formation, which in turn affect economic activity. The data on domestic credit provided to the private sector by banks are taken from the other depository corporations survey (line 22D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics. The other depository corporations include all deposit taking corporations (deposit money banks) except monetary authorities (the central bank).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets