Caribbean small states - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 49.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.60 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.69 in 1963.

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
1960 12.42
1961 12.21
1962 11.78
1963 10.69
1964 12.92
1965 14.57
1966 14.93
1967 15.21
1968 16.06
1969 27.33
1970 28.37
1971 24.91
1972 27.74
1973 30.59
1974 25.44
1975 24.91
1976 25.63
1977 24.46
1978 25.68
1979 24.97
1980 23.63
1981 26.23
1982 28.23
1983 31.68
1984 31.19
1985 30.55
1986 30.74
1987 32.08
1988 33.42
1989 34.34
1990 32.98
1991 34.23
1992 33.77
1993 32.52
1994 31.08
1995 32.67
1996 33.25
1997 33.12
1998 35.78
1999 36.05
2000 36.95
2001 39.16
2002 39.31
2003 38.59
2004 39.21
2005 38.87
2006 39.37
2007 40.76
2008 39.38
2009 45.28
2010 39.20
2011 37.68
2012 41.10
2013 41.00
2014 40.88
2015 42.78
2016 44.16
2017 45.03
2018 44.20
2019 45.50
2020 49.60

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Caribbean small states was 48.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 48.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.83 in 1963.

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
1960 12.59
1961 12.63
1962 12.22
1963 10.83
1964 13.33
1965 15.32
1966 15.49
1967 15.72
1968 16.38
1969 21.03
1970 21.86
1971 22.91
1972 26.39
1973 32.73
1974 27.42
1975 26.88
1976 27.45
1977 25.89
1978 27.38
1979 26.48
1980 24.77
1981 27.19
1982 29.22
1983 32.81
1984 32.55
1985 32.22
1986 32.99
1987 34.65
1988 35.96
1989 36.81
1990 34.95
1991 36.23
1992 35.90
1993 33.98
1994 32.46
1995 34.01
1996 34.61
1997 33.44
1998 36.14
1999 36.52
2000 37.43
2001 39.76
2002 39.96
2003 39.26
2004 39.79
2005 39.47
2006 39.94
2007 41.09
2008 39.61
2009 45.63
2010 39.42
2011 37.85
2012 41.08
2013 40.92
2014 40.95
2015 42.80
2016 44.15
2017 44.34
2018 44.00
2019 46.11
2020 48.81

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets