Seychelles vs Sri Lanka: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 49.9% against 46.8% in Seychelles, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 15.1% | 5.9% | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 19.9% | 8.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 20.7% | 10.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 31.1% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 40.1% | 14.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Seychelles or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 49.9% against 46.8% in Seychelles as of 2019.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
- 3.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Seychelles and Sri Lanka rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Seychelles ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th 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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About this data
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.