Bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar
Myanmar: Bank credit to bank deposits was 53.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar, 1961–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 53.3% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar peaked at 157.0% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1967.
Myanmar ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70.8% | — |
| 1962 | 68.5% | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 59.4% | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 46.5% | -21.7% |
| 1965 | 34.8% | -25.3% |
| 1966 | 26.9% | -22.6% |
| 1967 | 24.4% | -9.5% |
| 1968 | 28.3% | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 39.2% | +38.8% |
| 1970 | 65.7% | +67.5% |
| 1971 | 62.0% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 79.2% | +27.7% |
| 1973 | 87.9% | +11.0% |
| 1974 | 63.4% | -27.9% |
| 1975 | 79.4% | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 123.2% | +55.2% |
| 1977 | 152.0% | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 157.0% | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 97.8% | -37.7% |
| 1980 | 80.2% | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 71.3% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 54.9% | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 30.0% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 54.8% | +82.2% |
| 1991 | 65.6% | +19.8% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 74.7% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 66.6% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 74.7% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 78.8% | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 60.8% | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 51.8% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 58.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.3% | 24.4% | 70.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.8% | 62.0% | 157.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 30.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.1% | 54.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 39.1% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 37.2% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More financial sector data for Myanmar
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 1.15 million current LCU per person (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 771.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.1 % change on previous year (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2019)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Myanmar was 53.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 157.0% in 1978.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1967.
- How does Myanmar rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Myanmar ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).