Gambia, 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
Republic of the Gambia
Records
63
Source
Gambia, The | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
16.16212793 1966
16.63943991 1967
17.81924198 1968
17.22635494 1969
13.96971088 1970
13.42358079 1971
10.55743243 1972
16.359375 1973
14.6918853 1974
11.02521008 1975
15.66679389 1976
16.97141419 1977
21.03794643 1978
21.23673152 1979
23.73102524 1980
23.98796467 1981
20.80461353 1982
24.43003828 1983
24.88514789 1984
24.16178395 1985
14.96110765 1986
11.797796 1987
11.65655832 1988
10.73538576 1989
10.62522558 1990
4.98491851 1991
3.50734866 1992
5.25882929 1993
5.38870863 1994
4.56357688 1995
4.11402718 1996
5.18787264 1997
5.47631501 1998
6.37030609 1999
6.51423762 2000
8.09763462 2001
10.42029376 2002
11.57599585 2003
4.93241415 2004
5.74681386 2005
7.10888435 2006
7.42784115 2007
8.59317359 2008
9.04843443 2009
9.38282376 2010
10.25152678 2011
9.86616743 2012
9.77741679 2013
8.57509053 2014
2015
2016
5.4431293 2017
6.44832795 2018
7.65680996 2019
7.58493248 2020
8.40574525 2021
9.19022432 2022
Gambia, 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
Republic of the Gambia
Records
63
Source