Brazil vs Caribbean Small States: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Brazil
- Caribbean Small States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 75.1% against 32.7% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 42.4%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.3 times Caribbean Small States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Caribbean Small States ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Caribbean Small States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Caribbean Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 20.2% | 6.1% | Caribbean Small States |
| 1970s | 34.7% | 27.0% | 7.8% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 30.4% | 19.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 37.1% | 18.4% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 44.4% | 9.6% | Caribbean Small States |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 42.7% | 18.8% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 38.9% | 32.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Brazil or Caribbean Small States?
- Brazil, at 75.1% against 32.7% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Brazil and Caribbean Small States?
- 42.4%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Caribbean Small States?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Caribbean Small States rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Caribbean Small States ranks 34th 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.