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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
52.3%
in 2025
Norway
105.9%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
Norway rank
19th

Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time

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

Norway currently reports 105.9% against 52.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 53.6%.

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

Across all 62 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th of 47 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 14.9% 32.1% 17.2% Norway
1970s 18.4% 32.4% 14.0% Norway
1980s 28.9% 44.2% 15.3% Norway
1990s 29.8% 59.3% 29.5% Norway
2000s 39.0% 93.6% 54.6% Norway
2010s 44.8% 109.6% 64.8% Norway
2020s 48.9% 108.3% 59.5% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Norway?
Norway, at 105.9% against 52.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
53.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th 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.