Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Gambia
8.2%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
7.5%
in 2021
Gambia rank
177th
Zimbabwe rank
179th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Gambia
  • Zimbabwe
0510152025196619932021

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 8.2% against 7.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 16.4% 0.0% 16.4% Gambia
1990s 5.5% 0.2% 5.4% Gambia
2000s 8.6% 2.8% 5.8% Gambia
2010s 8.6% 16.4% 7.8% Zimbabwe
2020s 7.9% 7.0% 0.8% Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
Gambia, at 8.2% against 7.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Gambia ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).