The Gambia - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in The Gambia was 7.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 24.89 in 1984, while its lowest value was 3.51 in 1992.

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
1966 16.16
1967 16.64
1968 17.82
1969 17.23
1970 13.97
1971 13.42
1972 10.56
1973 16.36
1974 14.69
1975 11.03
1976 15.67
1977 16.97
1978 21.04
1979 21.24
1980 23.73
1981 23.99
1982 20.80
1983 24.43
1984 24.89
1985 24.16
1986 14.96
1987 11.80
1988 11.66
1989 10.74
1990 10.63
1991 4.98
1992 3.51
1993 5.26
1994 5.39
1995 4.56
1996 4.11
1997 5.19
1998 5.48
1999 6.37
2000 6.51
2001 8.10
2002 10.42
2003 11.58
2004 4.93
2005 5.75
2006 7.11
2007 7.43
2008 8.59
2009 9.05
2010 9.38
2011 10.25
2012 9.87
2013 9.78
2014 8.58
2017 5.44
2018 6.45
2019 7.66
2020 7.36

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in The Gambia was 7.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 25.12 in 1984, while its lowest value was 3.73 in 1992.

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
1966 16.16
1967 16.64
1968 17.82
1969 17.23
1970 16.38
1971 17.40
1972 13.07
1973 16.36
1974 14.69
1975 11.03
1976 15.67
1977 16.97
1978 21.12
1979 21.35
1980 23.87
1981 24.19
1982 21.08
1983 24.68
1984 25.12
1985 24.34
1986 15.09
1987 11.97
1988 11.82
1989 11.02
1990 10.99
1991 5.18
1992 3.73
1993 5.48
1994 5.63
1995 4.84
1996 4.37
1997 5.45
1998 5.71
1999 6.61
2000 6.74
2001 8.32
2002 10.69
2003 11.76
2004 5.03
2005 5.85
2006 7.21
2007 7.55
2008 8.73
2009 9.17
2010 9.49
2011 10.41
2012 10.08
2013 9.98
2014 8.83
2017 6.09
2018 7.05
2019 8.21
2020 7.91

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets