Niger vs Nigeria: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Niger
12.9%
in 2021
Nigeria
12.2%
in 2021
Niger rank
166th
Nigeria rank
168th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Niger
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 12.9% against 12.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 168th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 4.6% 5.6% 1.1% Nigeria
1970s 9.3% 6.8% 2.5% Niger
1980s 16.3% 6.8% 9.5% Niger
1990s 5.5% 6.8% 1.3% Nigeria
2000s 5.6% 11.5% 5.9% Nigeria
2010s 10.6% 12.0% 1.4% Nigeria
2020s 12.3% 11.7% 0.6% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Niger or Nigeria?
Niger, at 12.9% against 12.2% in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Niger and Nigeria?
0.7%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Niger ranks 166th and Nigeria ranks 168th 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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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).