Egypt - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Egypt was 27.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.93 in 2001, while its lowest value was 10.27 in 1973.

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	16.93
1961	16.63
1962	17.11
1963	16.92
1964	15.78
1965	14.68
1966	13.41
1967	12.60
1968	14.16
1969	14.74
1970	11.91
1971	12.36
1972	11.82
1973	10.27
1974	13.22
1975	16.60
1976	17.10
1977	18.72
1978	18.32
1979	19.00
1980	13.94
1981	25.90
1982	24.71
1983	25.85
1984	26.22
1985	27.20
1986	29.22
1987	28.90
1988	28.13
1989	26.53
1990	25.53
1991	22.06
1992	22.27
1993	23.77
1994	27.90
1995	32.73
1996	36.53
1997	39.69
1998	46.56
1999	52.00
2000	51.95
2001	54.93
2002	54.66
2003	53.90
2004	54.04
2005	51.17
2006	49.29
2007	45.52
2008	42.80
2009	36.09
2010	33.07
2011	31.15
2012	27.39
2013	26.22
2014	25.61
2015	26.32
2016	34.13
2017	28.52
2018	25.55
2019	24.02
2020	27.10

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Egypt was 27.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 54.93 in 2001, while its lowest value was 10.28 in 1973.

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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• Country comparison
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• More details
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Year	Value
1960	17.46
1961	16.76
1962	17.83
1963	17.42
1964	16.07
1965	14.90
1966	13.60
1967	12.77
1968	14.17
1969	14.75
1970	12.29
1971	12.37
1972	11.83
1973	10.28
1974	13.22
1975	16.60
1976	17.10
1977	18.72
1978	18.32
1979	19.00
1980	13.94
1981	25.90
1982	24.71
1983	25.85
1984	26.22
1985	27.20
1986	29.22
1987	28.90
1988	28.13
1989	26.53
1990	25.53
1991	22.06
1992	22.27
1993	23.77
1994	27.90
1995	32.73
1996	36.53
1997	39.69
1998	46.56
1999	52.00
2000	51.95
2001	54.93
2002	54.66
2003	53.90
2004	54.04
2005	51.17
2006	49.29
2007	45.52
2008	42.80
2009	36.09
2010	33.07
2011	31.15
2012	27.39
2013	26.22
2014	25.61
2015	26.32
2016	34.13
2017	28.52
2018	25.55
2019	24.02
2020	27.10

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets