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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Tunisia was 69.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 69.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.62 in 1965.

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
1965 28.62
1966 32.69
1967 34.85
1968 34.93
1969 34.60
1970 33.72
1971 32.32
1972 31.09
1973 34.38
1974 33.47
1975 38.65
1976 39.18
1977 39.79
1978 39.73
1979 37.23
1980 37.69
1981 42.19
1982 45.93
1983 47.19
1984 47.16
1985 49.59
1986 52.18
1987 49.99
1988 51.37
1989 58.89
1990 55.08
1991 53.76
1992 54.00
1993 53.93
1994 53.81
1995 54.39
1996 49.16
1997 45.94
1998 46.49
1999 46.49
2000 53.40
2001 49.60
2002 50.61
2003 49.51
2004 49.55
2005 50.00
2006 48.54
2007 47.95
2008 48.46
2009 49.93
2010 52.20
2011 57.89
2012 57.81
2013 57.92
2014 59.77
2015 60.10
2016 62.21
2017 64.72
2018 63.66
2019 59.40
2020 69.17

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