Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Malawi
7.4%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
6.8%
in 2021
Malawi rank
180th
Sierra Leone rank
183rd

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7.4% against 6.8% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd of 187 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 5.5% 2.0% Malawi
1970s 12.3% 6.0% 6.3% Malawi
1980s 5.4% 5.1% 0.3% Malawi
1990s 3.3% 2.9% 0.4% Malawi
2000s 3.6% 3.5% 0.1% Malawi
2010s 9.0% 5.9% 3.1% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 7.4% against 6.8% in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Malawi ranks 180th and Sierra Leone ranks 183rd 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).