Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 72.3% against 29.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 42.9%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Bhutan ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 28.5% | 25.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 43.4% | 35.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 49.7% | 32.2% | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 42.7% | 2.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 31.3% | 35.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Bhutan, at 72.3% against 29.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 42.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Bhutan ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 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 by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.