The Gambia - Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in The Gambia was 7.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 25.12 in 1984, while its lowest value was 3.73 in 1992.

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
1966 16.16
1967 16.64
1968 17.82
1969 17.23
1970 16.38
1971 17.40
1972 13.07
1973 16.36
1974 14.69
1975 11.03
1976 15.67
1977 16.97
1978 21.12
1979 21.35
1980 23.87
1981 24.19
1982 21.08
1983 24.68
1984 25.12
1985 24.34
1986 15.09
1987 11.97
1988 11.82
1989 11.02
1990 10.99
1991 5.18
1992 3.73
1993 5.48
1994 5.63
1995 4.84
1996 4.37
1997 5.45
1998 5.71
1999 6.61
2000 6.74
2001 8.32
2002 10.69
2003 11.76
2004 5.03
2005 5.85
2006 7.21
2007 7.55
2008 8.73
2009 9.17
2010 9.49
2011 10.41
2012 10.08
2013 9.98
2014 8.83
2017 6.09
2018 7.05
2019 8.21
2020 7.91

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