Bahamas vs United States: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Bahamas
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 44.5% against 40.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 88th and United States ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.0% | 49.7% | 10.2% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 54.5% | 10.5% | United States |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 54.6% | 25.6% | United States |
| 1990s | 43.2% | 47.0% | 3.8% | United States |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 53.9% | 2.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 51.0% | 7.0% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 50.0% | 3.9% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Bahamas or United States?
- United States, at 44.5% against 40.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Bahamas and United States?
- 4.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Bahamas ranks 88th and United States ranks 85th of 187 countries.
- 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.