Nepal vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Nepal
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 90.4% against 43.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 46.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Nepal ranks 24th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 9.0% | 7.4% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 14.5% | 10.1% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 22.6% | 13.0% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 23.2% | 3.6% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 37.4% | 3.2% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 45.8% | 14.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 40.6% | 52.5% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Nepal or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Nepal, at 90.4% against 43.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 46.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nepal and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Nepal ranks 24th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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.