Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 65.0% against 24.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 40.3%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 21.0% | 6.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 21.1% | 11.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 25.4% | 25.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 27.9% | 27.0% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 26.4% | 27.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 23.5% | 40.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 65.0% against 24.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 40.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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.