Namibia - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Namibia was 60.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 60.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.02 in 1990.

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
1990 19.02
1991 19.33
1992 31.52
1993 36.28
1994 37.77
1995 43.40
1996 40.91
1997 41.55
1998 40.88
1999 39.07
2000 39.65
2001 41.19
2002 40.97
2003 44.31
2004 46.14
2005 50.68
2006 48.09
2007 47.63
2008 45.96
2009 47.37
2010 48.41
2011 48.58
2012 48.60
2013 50.63
2014 51.35
2015 53.98
2016 54.26
2017 52.37
2018 53.20
2019 57.11
2020 60.38

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Namibia was 72.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 5 years was 72.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 65.09 in 2017.

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
2015 65.63
2016 68.57
2017 65.09
2018 65.84
2019 71.21
2020 72.52

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets