Zimbabwe - Domestic credit provided by banking sector

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in Zimbabwe was 55.33 as of 2005. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 164.56 in 2002, while its lowest value was 17.59 in 1979.

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
1979 17.59
1980 22.17
1981 22.31
1982 24.68
1983 32.23
1984 49.93
1985 65.50
1986 66.96
1987 74.16
1988 64.11
1989 88.80
1990 41.72
1991 39.29
1992 43.12
1993 47.87
1994 43.81
1995 52.28
1996 48.99
1997 63.06
1998 58.19
1999 37.33
2000 52.24
2001 70.84
2002 164.56
2003 80.20
2004 40.30
2005 55.33

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets