Malta vs Saudi Arabia: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Malta
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 64.3% against 61.7% in Malta, a difference of 2.6%.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.8% | 37.9% | 71.9% | Malta |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 43.4% | 52.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 54.1% | 10.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Malta or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 64.3% against 61.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Saudi Arabia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Saudi Arabia rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Malta ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th 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.