Suriname - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Suriname was 24.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 42.22 in 1989, while its lowest value was 6.58 in 1995.

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
1967 11.90
1968 12.89
1969 14.69
1970 16.55
1971 17.52
1972 18.84
1973 17.87
1974 18.16
1975 16.82
1976 22.71
1977 22.12
1978 24.50
1979 26.88
1980 28.96
1981 30.71
1982 33.61
1983 35.08
1984 36.31
1985 39.50
1986 40.83
1987 39.44
1988 39.78
1989 42.22
1990 37.43
1991 40.38
1992 40.60
1993 21.49
1994 8.19
1995 6.58
1996 13.17
1997 17.10
1998 17.80
1999 14.00
2000 7.46
2001 8.09
2002 15.64
2003 17.09
2004 18.62
2005 19.18
2006 17.35
2007 21.22
2008 23.76
2009 24.30
2010 23.91
2011 23.57
2012 24.12
2013 27.74
2014 29.66
2015 33.66
2016 36.27
2017 28.24
2018 24.22
2019 23.21
2020 24.40

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Suriname was 24.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 42.78 in 1989, while its lowest value was 6.59 in 1995.

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
1967 12.23
1968 13.17
1969 14.94
1970 16.78
1971 17.52
1972 19.01
1973 18.01
1974 18.27
1975 16.91
1976 22.79
1977 22.17
1978 24.54
1979 26.91
1980 28.99
1981 30.73
1982 33.62
1983 35.09
1984 36.31
1985 39.51
1986 40.83
1987 39.44
1988 40.43
1989 42.78
1990 37.82
1991 40.72
1992 40.62
1993 21.50
1994 8.20
1995 6.59
1996 13.19
1997 17.17
1998 18.18
1999 14.53
2000 7.91
2001 8.79
2002 15.97
2003 17.23
2004 18.76
2005 19.32
2006 17.49
2007 21.36
2008 23.86
2009 24.41
2010 24.02
2011 23.66
2012 24.19
2013 27.82
2014 29.73
2015 33.73
2016 36.33
2017 28.29
2018 24.28
2019 23.28
2020 24.45

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets