West Bank and Gaza - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in West Bank and Gaza was 52.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 52.19 in 2020, while its lowest value was 11.99 in 1996.

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
1996 11.99
1997 14.97
1998 18.03
1999 21.37
2000 21.49
2001 21.41
2002 24.20
2003 21.69
2004 23.12
2005 26.45
2006 26.21
2007 22.86
2008 17.57
2009 19.52
2010 21.36
2011 22.95
2012 24.04
2013 24.09
2014 27.30
2015 32.58
2016 36.51
2017 41.72
2018 44.81
2019 44.83
2020 52.19

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in West Bank and Gaza was 52.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 52.22 in 2020, while its lowest value was 17.57 in 2008.

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
1998 18.03
1999 21.37
2000 21.49
2001 21.41
2002 24.20
2003 21.69
2004 23.12
2005 26.45
2006 26.22
2007 22.87
2008 17.57
2009 19.53
2010 21.36
2011 22.96
2012 24.05
2013 24.12
2014 27.32
2015 32.60
2016 36.53
2017 41.74
2018 44.84
2019 44.85
2020 52.22

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets