Australia vs Low & middle income: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133.8% against 119.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 14.4% | 6.8% | Australia |
| 1970s | 26.7% | 25.1% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 34.2% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 43.3% | 25.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 105.4% | 52.7% | 52.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 131.3% | 84.7% | 46.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 134.0% | 115.9% | 18.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Australia or Low & middle income?
- Australia, at 133.8% against 119.8% in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Australia and Low & middle income?
- 14.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Australia ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 8th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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. 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.