Sierra Leone vs Sudan: Domestic credit to private sector

Sierra Leone
6.0%
in 2020
Sudan
7.9%
in 2020
Sierra Leone rank
184th
Sudan rank
181st

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Sudan
2.557.51012.5196019902020

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 7.9% against 6.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 181st of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 5.2% 10.4% 5.3% Sudan
1970s 6.2% 10.2% 4.1% Sudan
1980s 5.3% 10.8% 5.4% Sudan
1990s 3.0% 2.9% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2000s 3.7% 6.9% 3.2% Sudan
2010s 6.0% 9.4% 3.4% Sudan
2020s 6.0% 7.9% 1.9% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Sierra Leone or Sudan?
Sudan, at 7.9% against 6.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Sierra Leone and Sudan?
1.9%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Sudan?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Sierra Leone and Sudan rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
Sierra Leone ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 181st 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

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.