East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Hong Kong: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 222.6% against 177.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 44.9%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 150.1% | 63.2% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 105.9% | 144.8% | 38.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 128.7% | 214.0% | 85.3% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 168.8% | 252.3% | 83.5% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 222.6% against 177.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 44.9%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Hong Kong rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 47 groups.
- 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.