Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
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. 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 are taken from the financial corporations survey (line 52D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics or, when unavailable, from its depository survey (line 32D). The banking sector includes monetary authorities (the central bank) and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including institutions 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
1960 5.70866279
1961 6.07286972
1962 7.68029747
1963 8.64455734
1964 8.75416605
1965 8.78038168
1966 8.90722556
1967 9.48108799
1968 9.917172
1969 9.7124445
1970 8.03517134
1971 9.64210664
1972 9.95389486
1973 10.32997107
1974 9.46108449
1975 12.00245312
1976 12.1780828
1977 14.64168219
1978 16.9405917
1979 16.52730163
1980 17.20463971
1981 9.47138148
1982 10.17542746
1983 11.11339633
1984 11.1635762
1985 11.09704915
1986 14.5258092
1987 15.14825816
1988 14.06480436
1989 13.59710895
1990 13.13384847
1991 12.17851989
1992 12.07280199
1993 10.26674497
1994 8.56813592
1995 7.41648276
1996 6.8507458
1997 7.49355524
1998 7.99957343
1999 8.93420769
2000 8.74613635
2001 9.39309512
2002 8.46950552
2003 9.10840878
2004 8.82789925
2005 8.83766424
2006 8.61313025
2007 12.44925997
2008 15.3596007
2009 16.53394319
2010 13.13528265
2011 11.98017005
2012 11.74587114
2013 12.70105117
2014 14.09987244
2015 14.57596247
2016 16.01063643
2017 15.08815534
2018 13.43120402
2019 13.76549063
2020 14.57087304
2021 15.59921282
2022 16.36153612
Africa Western and Central | Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
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. 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 are taken from the financial corporations survey (line 52D) of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Financial Statistics or, when unavailable, from its depository survey (line 32D). The banking sector includes monetary authorities (the central bank) and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including institutions 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source