Arab World vs Lebanon: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Arab World
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 102.2% against 54.0% in Arab World, a difference of 48.2%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.9 times Arab World's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 21st of 47 groups.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.8% | 59.8% | 22.9% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 59.1% | 32.7% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 74.8% | 39.1% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 91.4% | 47.7% | Lebanon |
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 Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 102.2% against 54.0% in Arab World as of 2017.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Arab World and Lebanon?
- 48.2%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Lebanon?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
- How do Arab World and Lebanon rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Arab World ranks 19th and Lebanon ranks 21st 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.