Eritrea - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Eritrea was 19.00 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 45.10 in 1998, while its lowest value was 15.55 in 2013.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1995 16.01
1996 33.29
1997 33.16
1998 45.10
1999 31.60
2000 26.82
2001 27.64
2002 26.48
2003 27.66
2004 25.55
2005 26.06
2006 25.10
2007 20.21
2008 21.53
2009 16.23
2010 19.31
2011 17.23
2012 15.86
2013 15.55
2014 19.00

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Eritrea was 53.24 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 53.24 in 2014, while its lowest value was 16.16 in 2012.

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
1995 17.10
1996 34.65
1997 35.21
1998 46.48
1999 33.29
2000 29.19
2001 29.03
2002 28.61
2003 30.21
2004 26.94
2005 27.56
2006 25.99
2007 20.74
2008 22.06
2009 16.77
2010 21.28
2011 17.56
2012 16.16
2013 33.99
2014 53.24

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets