Mauritius - Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Mauritius was 95.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 106.31 in 2013, while its lowest value was 21.52 in 1982.

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.

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Year Value
1976 25.73
1977 26.07
1978 25.44
1979 23.27
1980 22.20
1981 22.63
1982 21.52
1983 22.55
1984 23.96
1985 27.95
1986 27.92
1987 29.42
1988 31.64
1989 33.05
1990 33.06
1991 34.24
1992 37.72
1993 42.02
1994 45.38
1995 47.02
1996 43.40
1997 49.10
1998 56.41
1999 56.44
2000 56.50
2001 56.85
2002 57.70
2003 70.64
2004 70.91
2005 72.90
2006 68.69
2007 71.75
2008 81.80
2009 80.08
2010 85.36
2011 89.31
2012 98.85
2013 106.31
2014 98.77
2015 102.72
2016 96.27
2017 102.37
2018 78.25
2019 80.25
2020 95.91

Development Relevance: Private sector development and investment - tapping private sector initiative and investment for socially useful purposes - are critical for poverty reduction. In parallel with public sector efforts, private investment, especially in competitive markets, has tremendous potential to contribute to growth. Private markets are the engine of productivity growth, creating productive jobs and higher incomes. And with government playing a complementary role of regulation, funding, and service provision, private initiative and investment can help provide the basic services and conditions that empower poor people - by improving health, education, and infrastructure.

Limitations and Exceptions: Credit to the private sector may sometimes include credit to state-owned or partially state-owned enterprises.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Credit is an important link in money transmission; it finances production, consumption, and capital formation, which in turn affect economic activity. The data on domestic credit provided to the private sector are taken from the financial corporations survey (line 52D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics or, when unavailable, from its depository survey (line 32D). The banking sector includes monetary authorities (the central bank) and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including institutions 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.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets