Arab World vs Japan: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Arab World
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 115.9% against 54.0% in Arab World, a difference of 61.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Arab World's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 68.6% | 56.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 109.9% | 95.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 132.7% | 103.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 171.6% | 145.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 104.8% | 69.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 100.4% | 56.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 115.9% | 66.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Arab World or Japan?
- Japan, at 115.9% against 54.0% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Arab World and Japan?
- 61.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Japan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Arab World and Japan rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Arab World ranks 19th and Japan ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.