Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Net domestic credit to private sector, stock

Ethiopia
36.78 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
42.56 billion current LCU
in 1991
Ethiopia rank
38th
Nigeria rank
37th

Net domestic credit to private sector, stock over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 42.56 billion current LCU against 36.78 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.78 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 50 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 210.40 million current LCU 301.26 million current LCU 90.86 million current LCU Nigeria
1970s 490.50 million current LCU 1.86 billion current LCU 1.37 billion current LCU Nigeria
1980s 385.01 million current LCU 15.23 billion current LCU 14.84 billion current LCU Nigeria
1990s 385.87 million current LCU 38.43 billion current LCU 38.04 billion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to private sector, stock, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 42.56 billion current LCU against 36.78 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 1991.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to private sector, stock between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
5.78 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
27 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1991.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for net domestic credit to private sector, stock?
Ethiopia ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 37th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,698 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32S..ZK) include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds.