Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lebanon: Domestic credit to private sector by banks

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
48.5%
in 2021
Lebanon
102.2%
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
22nd
Lebanon rank
21st

Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 102.2% against 48.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 53.7%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.1 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd and Lebanon ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 17.3% 75.8% 58.5% Lebanon
2000s 27.5% 73.6% 46.2% Lebanon
2010s 48.1% 91.4% 43.4% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 102.2% against 48.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
53.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 22nd 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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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,621 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.