Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 64.3% against 63.2% in Oman, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 47th and Saudi Arabia ranks 46th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 4.6% | 9.0% | Oman |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 15.1% | 3.9% | Oman |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 21.3% | 4.3% | Oman |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 33.0% | 1.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 43.4% | 4.2% | Oman |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 54.1% | 5.5% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 64.3% against 63.2% in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Oman ranks 47th 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.