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

Libya
7.1%
in 2021
Zimbabwe
7.5%
in 2021
Libya rank
182nd
Zimbabwe rank
179th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Libya
  • Zimbabwe
0204060196319922021

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.5% against 7.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.4%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 182nd and Zimbabwe ranks 179th of 187 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 27.1% 0.0% 27.1% Libya
1990s 26.5% 0.2% 26.3% Libya
2000s 17.6% 2.8% 14.8% Libya
2010s 28.9% 16.6% 12.3% Libya
2020s 25.3% 7.0% 18.2% Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Libya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.5% against 7.1% in Libya as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Libya and Zimbabwe?
0.4%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Libya ranks 182nd 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).