Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 13.7% against 13.4% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 157th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 15.7% | 1.9% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 12.7% | 9.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 6.5% | 12.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 7.8% | 7.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 11.9% | 5.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 11.7% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 13.7% against 13.4% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Zambia ranks 157th 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.