Bahamas, The | 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
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Records
63
Source
Bahamas, The | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969 59.95916094
1970 64.70806302
1971 38.50715033
1972 40.90370621
1973 55.10508272
1974 41.87223276
1975 49.3290842
1976 41.25525619
1977 40.19635344
1978 37.15761653
1979 30.56676342
1980 30.16550588
1981 31.08307045
1982 30.60888298
1983 29.41481994
1984 26.2064573
1985 25.52247277
1986 27.38523761
1987 29.05305929
1988 30.23173285
1989 30.28086218
1990 35.45167404
1991 37.39441237
1992 39.09295593
1993 45.27813713
1994 48.83706658
1995 51.83143774
1996 54.10917152
1997 39.29285448
1998 40.49920828
1999 39.97334676
2000 43.47443871
2001 45.46738753
2002 44.20143315
2003 44.50687648
2004 46.37731094
2005 48.87049877
2006 55.14667191
2007 58.2821797
2008 61.87915637
2009 65.83576772
2010 65.61194006
2011 66.80692521
2012 64.26353494
2013 65.76164687
2014 61.6386449
2015 57.54475752
2016 55.26580318
2017 51.67248541
2018 49.44783303
2019 46.91620912
2020 61.69211449
2021 51.2436587
2022 46.54555182

Bahamas, The | 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
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Records
63
Source