São Tomé and Principe - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in São Tomé and Principe was 18.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.07 in 2011, while its lowest value was 4.36 in 2001.

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
2001 4.36
2002 5.68
2003 9.56
2004 14.90
2005 21.67
2006 25.56
2007 30.31
2008 27.16
2009 34.27
2010 37.09
2011 38.07
2012 36.63
2013 31.23
2014 26.64
2015 26.16
2016 25.39
2017 24.00
2018 21.83
2019 20.62
2020 18.77

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in São Tomé and Principe was 19.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 38.88 in 2011, while its lowest value was 4.36 in 2001.

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
2001 4.36
2002 5.68
2003 10.04
2004 15.52
2005 22.23
2006 26.12
2007 30.79
2008 27.63
2009 34.93
2010 37.86
2011 38.88
2012 37.52
2013 32.28
2014 27.70
2015 27.36
2016 26.65
2017 25.24
2018 23.06
2019 21.73
2020 19.82

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets