Bulgaria - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Bulgaria was 51.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.80 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.54 in 1997.

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
1991 82.80
1992 74.86
1993 66.45
1994 49.25
1995 27.52
1996 50.68
1997 8.54
1998 8.94
1999 11.47
2000 11.95
2001 14.33
2002 18.56
2003 25.69
2004 32.97
2005 38.91
2006 42.32
2007 58.38
2008 66.87
2009 68.86
2010 68.12
2011 65.19
2012 65.70
2013 66.11
2014 59.14
2015 54.70
2016 51.92
2017 49.71
2018 50.28
2019 49.48
2020 51.68

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Bulgaria was 51.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.80 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.55 in 1997.

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
1991 82.80
1992 74.86
1993 66.45
1994 49.25
1995 27.54
1996 50.71
1997 8.55
1998 8.94
1999 11.48
2000 11.96
2001 14.34
2002 18.78
2003 25.90
2004 33.14
2005 39.06
2006 42.45
2007 58.49
2008 66.97
2009 68.96
2010 68.21
2011 65.28
2012 65.78
2013 66.20
2014 59.22
2015 54.78
2016 52.00
2017 49.78
2018 50.34
2019 49.54
2020 51.74

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets