Bhutan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) over time
- Bhutan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 71.6% against 24.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 46.8%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Bhutan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 22.5% | 19.4% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 25.7% | 17.7% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 28.0% | 10.5% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 26.5% | 19.1% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 23.7% | 44.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Bhutan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Bhutan, at 71.6% against 24.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 46.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Bhutan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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
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.