St. Lucia | 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
Saint Lucia
Records
63
Source
St. Lucia | Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
1960
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1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
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1979
35.54891304 1980
35.23504762 1981
39.78747475 1982
39.10977444 1983
35.07643594 1984
32.85976563 1985
30.09901961 1986
30.83491124 1987
34.61336207 1988
39.52975647 1989
36.96370607 1990
37.64502112 1991
37.37032967 1992
43.61665765 1993
44.65007784 1994
45.94281553 1995
50.29366197 1996
53.85220588 1997
53.11072182 1998
56.01386099 1999
58.84380461 2000
63.97593361 2001
63.92884774 2002
56.19669917 2003
57.3071875 2004
62.53320287 2005
69.69939043 2006
85.67860232 2007
88.87127712 2008
93.51375065 2009
90.88051289 2010
88.17061824 2011
92.84457587 2012
89.39735868 2013
79.35224472 2014
70.92146548 2015
64.15133598 2016
58.92656813 2017
56.00882594 2018
53.77551652 2019
73.4505771 2020
60.02645892 2021
51.04969975 2022
St. Lucia | 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
Saint Lucia
Records
63
Source