St. Lucia - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in St. Lucia was 72.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 93.51 in 2009, while its lowest value was 30.10 in 1986.

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
1980 35.55
1981 35.24
1982 39.79
1983 39.11
1984 35.08
1985 32.86
1986 30.10
1987 30.83
1988 34.61
1989 39.53
1990 36.96
1991 37.65
1992 37.37
1993 43.62
1994 44.65
1995 45.94
1996 50.29
1997 53.85
1998 53.11
1999 56.01
2000 58.84
2001 63.98
2002 63.93
2003 56.20
2004 57.31
2005 62.53
2006 69.70
2007 85.68
2008 88.87
2009 93.51
2010 90.61
2011 87.69
2012 92.44
2013 89.15
2014 79.09
2015 70.89
2016 64.15
2017 58.92
2018 55.79
2019 53.36
2020 72.89

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in St. Lucia was 72.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 93.51 in 2009, while its lowest value was 30.10 in 1986.

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
1980 35.55
1981 35.24
1982 39.79
1983 39.11
1984 35.08
1985 32.86
1986 30.10
1987 30.83
1988 34.61
1989 39.53
1990 36.96
1991 37.65
1992 37.37
1993 43.62
1994 44.65
1995 45.94
1996 50.29
1997 53.85
1998 53.11
1999 56.01
2000 58.84
2001 63.98
2002 63.93
2003 56.20
2004 57.31
2005 62.53
2006 69.70
2007 85.68
2008 88.87
2009 93.51
2010 90.61
2011 87.69
2012 92.44
2013 89.15
2014 79.09
2015 70.89
2016 64.15
2017 58.92
2018 55.79
2019 53.36
2020 72.89

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets