Ethiopia - Domestic credit provided by banking sector

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was 46.83 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 49.45 in 2005, while its lowest value was 21.94 in 1981.

Definition: Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes 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
1981 21.94
1982 23.81
1983 24.67
1984 28.72
1985 26.58
1986 28.08
1987 29.21
1988 31.44
1989 33.52
1990 39.16
1991 38.71
1992 39.33
1993 32.50
1994 33.21
1995 30.14
1996 31.97
1997 35.91
1998 41.30
1999 47.92
2000 48.64
2001 44.20
2002 46.33
2003 46.82
2004 45.94
2005 49.45
2006 46.83

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets