Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Banking survey: claims on private sector

Guinea-Bissau
45.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
42.56 billion current LCU
in 1991
Guinea-Bissau rank
35th
Nigeria rank
37th

Banking survey: claims on private sector over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nigeria
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B50.0B196519882011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 45.50 billion current LCU against 42.56 billion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 2.94 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 50 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU 1.86 billion current LCU 1.86 billion current LCU Nigeria
1980s 188.31 million current LCU 15.23 billion current LCU 15.04 billion current LCU Nigeria
1990s 1.54 billion current LCU 38.43 billion current LCU 36.89 billion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banking survey: claims on private sector, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
Guinea-Bissau, at 45.50 billion current LCU against 42.56 billion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in banking survey: claims on private sector between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
2.94 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for banking survey: claims on private sector?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,590 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.