Bhutan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Bhutan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 72.3% against 26.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 45.4%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 31.2% | 28.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 25.7% | 17.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 31.4% | 13.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 31.1% | 14.5% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 26.8% | 41.9% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Bhutan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 72.3% against 26.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 45.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Bhutan ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.