Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lebanon: Monetary Sector credit to private sector

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
48.2%
in 2025
Lebanon
106.6%
in 2017
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd
Lebanon rank
20th

Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 106.6% against 48.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 58.4%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Lebanon ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 61.5% 60.0% 1.4% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 32.9% 60.4% 27.4% Lebanon
2000s 25.9% 77.7% 51.8% Lebanon
2010s 42.9% 95.6% 52.7% Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 106.6% against 48.2% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
58.4%, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon?
30 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2017.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lebanon rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd and Lebanon ranks 20th of 47 groups.
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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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.