Bahrain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Monetary Sector credit to private sector

Bahrain
70.6%
in 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
22.9%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 70.6% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 47.7%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Bahrain ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 187 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 30.2% 20.5% 9.7% Bahrain
1980s 35.4% 21.4% 13.9% Bahrain
1990s 37.7% 25.7% 12.0% Bahrain
2000s 49.0% 28.0% 21.0% Bahrain
2010s 66.2% 27.0% 39.2% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Bahrain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahrain, at 70.6% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47.7%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
How do Bahrain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Bahrain ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th 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

Indicator
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,534 data points, 1960–2025
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. 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.