Zambia - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Zambia was 12.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 21.20 in 1975, while its lowest value was 4.65 in 1993.

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
1965 5.57
1966 7.61
1967 9.72
1968 8.19
1969 8.16
1970 11.03
1971 12.72
1972 11.74
1973 10.53
1974 17.39
1975 21.20
1976 16.94
1977 17.00
1978 13.11
1979 13.93
1980 14.15
1981 17.88
1982 19.72
1983 19.19
1984 11.28
1985 8.67
1986 8.46
1987 7.65
1988 9.20
1989 11.18
1990 8.04
1991 7.09
1992 5.12
1993 4.65
1994 5.56
1995 7.30
1996 8.06
1997 6.82
1998 5.96
1999 6.42
2000 7.37
2001 6.36
2002 5.30
2003 5.85
2004 6.93
2005 6.53
2006 8.08
2007 9.62
2008 12.17
2009 9.95
2010 9.15
2011 10.01
2012 11.93
2013 11.64
2014 13.33
2015 15.68
2016 12.06
2017 11.14
2018 11.64
2019 12.50
2020 12.27

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Zambia was 15.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 19.76 in 2015, while its lowest value was 13.69 in 2011.

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
2011 13.69
2012 15.86
2013 15.82
2014 17.09
2015 19.76
2016 15.44
2017 14.91
2018 14.97
2019 15.63
2020 15.19

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets