Lebanon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Domestic credit to private sector by banks

Lebanon
102.2%
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
52.3%
in 2025
Lebanon rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time

  • Lebanon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 102.2% against 52.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 49.9%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 187 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 59.8% 34.9% 24.8% Lebanon
1990s 59.1% 29.8% 29.4% Lebanon
2000s 74.8% 39.0% 35.8% Lebanon
2010s 91.4% 44.8% 46.6% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Lebanon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Lebanon, at 102.2% against 52.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2017.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49.9%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Lebanon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
Lebanon ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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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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.