Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Bahrain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 70.6% against 24.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 45.9%.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Bahrain ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.2% | 20.3% | 9.8% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 21.1% | 14.2% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 25.4% | 12.3% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 27.9% | 21.1% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 27.0% | 39.3% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Bahrain, at 70.6% against 24.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45.9%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Bahrain ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 40th 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.