Middle income - Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Middle income was 120.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 120.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 34.13 in 1981.

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
1977 35.60
1979 35.62
1980 34.32
1981 34.13
1982 35.15
1983 36.80
1984 38.39
1985 38.83
1996 50.65
1997 49.76
1998 49.23
1999 52.37
2000 52.67
2001 50.73
2002 54.62
2003 58.07
2004 56.83
2005 55.40
2006 57.05
2007 60.13
2008 59.69
2009 69.52
2010 71.03
2011 71.82
2012 76.20
2013 80.67
2014 85.78
2015 94.61
2016 96.40
2017 96.12
2018 101.57
2019 106.03
2020 120.72

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