Sierra Leone vs South Sudan: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Sudan
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 5.5% against 3.2% in South Sudan, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 182nd and South Sudan ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Sierra Leone or South Sudan?
- Sierra Leone, at 5.5% against 3.2% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 2.3%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Sudan rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd and South Sudan ranks 185th 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.