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

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Tunisia was 81.71 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 52 years was 81.71 in 2017, while its lowest value was 29.29 in 1965.

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.

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Year Value
1965 29.29
1966 33.32
1967 35.77
1968 36.23
1969 36.25
1970 35.87
1971 34.68
1972 33.70
1973 37.73
1974 37.37
1975 43.42
1976 45.91
1977 47.68
1978 48.74
1979 46.60
1980 46.45
1981 51.30
1982 56.30
1983 60.14
1984 62.52
1985 66.80
1986 71.19
1992 66.17
1993 67.18
1994 67.54
1995 68.43
1996 63.24
1997 58.94
1998 59.91
1999 59.47
2000 59.99
2001 61.51
2002 62.30
2003 60.75
2004 58.95
2005 58.29
2006 57.33
2007 57.84
2008 59.88
2009 62.25
2010 65.89
2011 72.82
2012 72.61
2013 73.11
2014 73.95
2015 74.79
2016 76.95
2017 81.71

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