São Tomé and Principe - 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

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 by banks are taken from the other depository corporations survey (line 22D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics. The other depository corporations include all deposit taking corporations (deposit money banks) except monetary authorities (the central bank).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets