Ghana - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Ghana was 15.23 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 15.88 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1.54 in 1983.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.57
1961 5.83
1962 6.18
1963 7.58
1964 6.96
1965 8.52
1966 8.45
1967 7.56
1968 8.66
1969 9.21
1970 8.25
1971 12.58
1972 10.06
1973 5.34
1974 5.68
1975 5.78
1976 5.90
1977 5.02
1978 3.52
1979 2.82
1980 2.19
1981 1.85
1982 1.80
1983 1.54
1984 2.21
1985 3.11
1986 3.63
1987 3.15
1988 3.14
1989 5.84
1990 4.93
1991 3.66
1992 4.94
1993 4.84
1994 5.25
1995 5.07
1996 6.01
1997 8.20
1998 9.36
1999 12.56
2000 13.97
2001 11.88
2002 12.15
2003 12.49
2004 13.17
2005 15.54
2006 11.09
2007 14.49
2008 15.88
2009 15.66
2010 15.23

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets