Barbados - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Barbados was 79.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 85.35 in 2012, while its lowest value was 29.13 in 1980.

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
1974 40.34
1975 35.09
1976 36.99
1977 35.49
1978 35.75
1979 36.73
1980 29.13
1981 32.27
1982 33.00
1983 34.63
1984 32.62
1985 32.40
1986 31.84
1987 32.97
1988 34.24
1989 35.76
1990 36.20
1991 37.62
1992 38.53
1993 36.92
1994 38.96
1995 42.50
1996 41.63
1997 44.20
1998 45.38
1999 47.57
2000 47.90
2001 58.41
2002 59.68
2003 61.77
2004 66.86
2005 72.43
2006 73.43
2007 71.14
2008 75.45
2009 82.61
2012 85.35
2013 83.12
2014 81.76
2015 82.75
2016 82.02
2017 82.16
2018 80.71
2019 79.54

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Barbados was 79.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 85.57 in 2012, while its lowest value was 29.13 in 1980.

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
1974 40.34
1975 35.09
1976 36.99
1977 35.49
1978 35.75
1979 36.73
1980 29.13
1981 32.27
1982 33.00
1983 34.63
1984 32.62
1985 32.40
1986 31.84
1987 32.97
1988 34.24
1989 35.76
1990 36.20
1991 37.62
1992 38.53
1993 36.92
1994 38.96
1995 42.50
1996 41.63
1997 44.20
1998 45.38
1999 47.57
2000 47.90
2001 59.25
2002 60.45
2003 62.40
2004 67.27
2005 72.76
2006 73.68
2007 71.31
2008 75.62
2009 82.80
2012 85.57
2013 83.33
2014 82.00
2015 82.99
2016 82.23
2017 82.36
2018 80.89
2019 79.70

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets