Low & middle income vs Singapore: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Low & middle income
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 128.4% against 119.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.9% | 37.5% | 22.6% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 54.9% | 29.8% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 34.2% | 80.4% | 46.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 43.3% | 89.1% | 45.8% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 52.7% | 96.7% | 44.1% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 116.7% | 32.0% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 114.8% | 128.4% | 13.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Low & middle income or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 128.4% against 119.8% in Low & middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Low & middle income and Singapore?
- 8.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2020.
- How do Low & middle income and Singapore rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Low & middle income ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 8th 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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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.