Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Mauritius
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 72.0% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 49.1%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 20.5% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 21.4% | 4.5% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 25.7% | 19.3% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 28.0% | 39.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 26.6% | 64.3% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 23.5% | 59.3% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Mauritius, at 72.0% against 22.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 49.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Mauritius ranks 37th 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
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.