East Asia & Pacific vs Hong Kong: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 222.6% against 175.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 47.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.6% | 150.1% | 10.5% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 141.8% | 144.8% | 3.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 138.5% | 214.0% | 75.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 170.2% | 252.3% | 82.1% | 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 or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 222.6% against 175.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 47.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Hong Kong rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th 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.