Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
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. Development relevance: Private sector development and investment - tapping private sector initiative and investment for socially useful purposes - are critical for poverty reduction. In parallel with public sector efforts, private investment, especially in competitive markets, has tremendous potential to contribute to growth. Private markets are the engine of productivity growth, creating productive jobs and higher incomes. And with government playing a complementary role of regulation, funding, and service provision, private initiative and investment can help provide the basic services and conditions that empower poor people - by improving health, education, and infrastructure. Limitations and exceptions: Credit to the private sector may sometimes include credit to state-owned or partially state-owned enterprises. Statistical concept and methodology: Credit is an important link in money transmission; it finances production, consumption, and capital formation, which in turn affect economic activity. The data on domestic credit provided to the private sector by banks are taken from the other depository corporations survey (line 22D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics. The other depository corporations include all deposit taking corporations (deposit money banks) except monetary authorities (the central bank).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
1960 6.18685853
1961 6.59750968
1962 7.24007554
1963 8.13191827
1964 8.52222901
1965 8.54455757
1966 8.61624601
1967 9.04140168
1968 9.09279581
1969 8.87516222
1970 7.34092983
1971 9.23747152
1972 9.48615362
1973 10.13879668
1974 9.32912194
1975 11.6533036
1976 11.79257449
1977 14.16566538
1978 16.6004015
1979 16.27456172
1980 16.95095597
1981 9.36163904
1982 10.06015024
1983 11.01095078
1984 11.05947152
1985 10.99262425
1986 14.4046878
1987 15.04742128
1988 13.96843828
1989 13.22434713
1990 12.83202959
1991 11.96563595
1992 11.9029053
1993 10.13952284
1994 8.47547319
1995 7.36729337
1996 6.8026917
1997 7.45054467
1998 7.97408894
1999 8.74203215
2000 8.69532885
2001 9.35620519
2002 8.44142596
2003 9.08221526
2004 8.78855222
2005 8.79211418
2006 8.57480431
2007 12.1770052
2008 15.28750561
2009 16.48490788
2010 13.0529972
2011 11.90917768
2012 11.66452778
2013 12.61883687
2014 14.02764377
2015 14.49177509
2016 15.90338803
2017 14.93468586
2018 13.28564038
2019 13.26226731
2020 13.91312867
2021 14.75321325
2022 15.49436439
Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
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. Development relevance: Private sector development and investment - tapping private sector initiative and investment for socially useful purposes - are critical for poverty reduction. In parallel with public sector efforts, private investment, especially in competitive markets, has tremendous potential to contribute to growth. Private markets are the engine of productivity growth, creating productive jobs and higher incomes. And with government playing a complementary role of regulation, funding, and service provision, private initiative and investment can help provide the basic services and conditions that empower poor people - by improving health, education, and infrastructure. Limitations and exceptions: Credit to the private sector may sometimes include credit to state-owned or partially state-owned enterprises. Statistical concept and methodology: Credit is an important link in money transmission; it finances production, consumption, and capital formation, which in turn affect economic activity. The data on domestic credit provided to the private sector by banks are taken from the other depository corporations survey (line 22D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics. The other depository corporations include all deposit taking corporations (deposit money banks) except monetary authorities (the central bank).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source