The Bahamas - Domestic credit provided by banking sector

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in The Bahamas was 74.65 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 84.14 in 2013, while its lowest value was 42.29 in 1985.

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
1973 66.36
1974 61.59
1975 71.97
1976 67.82
1977 66.38
1978 62.16
1979 48.84
1980 47.44
1981 48.23
1982 49.40
1983 49.82
1984 44.04
1985 42.29
1986 43.97
1987 49.35
1988 52.90
1989 54.27
1990 58.47
1991 62.62
1992 65.73
1993 70.99
1994 71.99
1995 74.77
1996 76.38
1997 48.21
1998 50.09
1999 49.57
2000 52.73
2001 56.06
2002 55.50
2003 55.67
2004 56.60
2005 59.54
2006 65.93
2007 69.03
2008 74.18
2009 79.36
2010 82.49
2011 83.59
2012 79.84
2013 84.14
2014 78.39
2015 74.29
2016 74.65

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets