Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Germany or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 88.4% against 85.7% in Germany as of 2020.

What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Germany and United Arab Emirates?

2.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Arab Emirates?

5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs United Arab Emirates: Domestic credit to private sector

Germany

85.7%

in 2020

United Arab Emirates

88.4%

in 2020

Germany rank

41st

United Arab Emirates rank

40th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

Germany
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 88.4% against 85.7% in Germany, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Germany ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 187 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	78.2%	81.2%	3.0%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	85.7%	88.4%	2.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Germany or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 88.4% against 85.7% in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Germany and United Arab Emirates?: 2.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Arab Emirates?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
How do Germany and United Arab Emirates rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?: Germany ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 6,721 data points, 1960–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.