Kenya - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Kenya was 32.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 36.65 in 2015, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 1962.

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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45.00
Year Value
1961 12.31
1962 11.80
1963 13.18
1964 13.69
1965 13.76
1966 12.61
1967 14.58
1968 12.89
1969 12.73
1970 15.12
1971 17.43
1972 16.49
1973 17.89
1974 17.98
1975 17.33
1976 16.83
1977 17.51
1978 21.71
1979 20.97
1980 21.81
1981 21.00
1982 20.44
1983 19.32
1984 18.99
1985 19.33
1986 19.31
1987 18.42
1988 18.93
1989 19.22
1990 18.66
1991 19.96
1992 22.15
1993 18.50
1994 19.83
1995 25.63
1996 21.51
1997 24.22
1998 23.81
1999 26.42
2000 25.62
2001 25.07
2002 25.70
2003 24.99
2004 27.13
2005 26.13
2006 22.77
2007 22.93
2008 25.28
2009 21.79
2010 23.90
2011 27.23
2012 26.35
2013 28.26
2014 34.46
2015 36.65
2016 35.53
2017 33.11
2018 31.16
2019 30.74
2020 32.01

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Kenya was 32.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 36.70 in 2015, while its lowest value was 11.80 in 1962.

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:

1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
0.00
5.00
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
35.00
40.00
45.00
Year Value
1961 12.31
1962 11.80
1963 13.18
1964 13.69
1965 13.76
1966 12.61
1967 14.58
1968 12.89
1969 12.73
1970 15.12
1971 17.43
1972 16.49
1973 17.89
1974 17.98
1975 17.33
1976 16.83
1977 17.51
1978 21.71
1979 20.97
1980 21.81
1981 21.00
1982 20.44
1983 19.32
1984 18.99
1985 19.33
1986 19.31
1987 18.42
1988 18.93
1989 19.22
1990 18.66
1991 19.96
1992 22.15
1993 18.50
1994 19.83
1995 25.81
1996 21.68
1997 24.36
1998 23.96
1999 26.57
2000 25.76
2001 25.22
2002 25.85
2003 25.16
2004 27.29
2005 26.28
2006 22.89
2007 23.04
2008 25.38
2009 21.87
2010 23.99
2011 27.37
2012 26.40
2013 28.33
2014 34.52
2015 36.70
2016 35.57
2017 33.15
2018 31.20
2019 30.78
2020 32.04

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets