Claims on private sector, flow (current LCU) by country

Change in domestic credit to the private sector covers changes in claims on private non-financial corporations, households, and non-profit institutions. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.

Countries reporting
50
Highest
13.65 trillion current LCU
Mozambique
Lowest
-131.33 billion current LCU
Morocco
Median
14.79 billion current LCU
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
1,448

What the numbers show

Claims on private sector, flow (current LCU) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 13.65 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is -131.33 billion current LCU in Morocco.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.79 billion current LCU, and the mean is 457.75 billion current LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 104.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 354,347.0%), and the largest decrease in Morocco (down 1,722.5%).

Claims on private sector, flow: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Mozambique 13.65 trillion current LCU 2010 up 420.1% volatile
2 Zambia 2.49 trillion current LCU 2011 up 2,864.8% volatile
3 Guinea 1.53 trillion current LCU 2011 up 5,941.5% volatile
4 Tanzania 1.41 trillion current LCU 2011 up 694.0% volatile
5 Madagascar 723.91 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,732.7% volatile
6 Gabon 593.30 billion current LCU 2007 up 549.0% volatile
7 Uganda 537.32 billion current LCU 2011 up 880.4% volatile
8 Angola 479.02 billion current LCU 2011 up 7,833.0% volatile
9 Cote d'Ivoire 270.20 billion current LCU 2011 up 310.2% volatile
10 Burkina Faso 181.13 billion current LCU 2011 up 510.8% volatile
11 Sierra Leone 172.36 billion current LCU 2011 up 2,398.1% volatile
12 Congo 137.31 billion current LCU 2011 up 349.9% volatile
13 Senegal 135.09 billion current LCU 2011 up 356.4% volatile
14 Kenya 134.77 billion current LCU 2011 up 862.4% volatile
15 Rwanda 112.59 billion current LCU 2011 up 5,592.4% volatile
16 South Africa 108.33 billion current LCU 2005 up 88.8% volatile
17 Cameroon 50.80 billion current LCU 2007 up 1,853.7% volatile
18 Benin 43.90 billion current LCU 2004 up 107.1% volatile
19 Burundi 37.70 billion current LCU 2002 up 7,306.7% volatile
20 Equatorial Guinea 35.62 billion current LCU 2006 up 520.1% volatile
21 Mauritania 32.03 billion current LCU 2011 up 660.6% volatile
22 Mauritius 27.22 billion current LCU 2011 up 301.5% volatile
23 Mali 20.00 billion current LCU 2008 down 66.2% volatile
24 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.06 billion current LCU 2005 up 354,347.0% volatile
25 Togo 16.49 billion current LCU 1998 up 335.0% volatile
26 Chad 13.10 billion current LCU 2008 up 218.7% volatile
27 Cape Verde 11.97 billion current LCU 2011 up 167.4% volatile
28 Guinea-Bissau 11.10 billion current LCU 2011 up 21,242.9% volatile
29 Niger 10.00 billion current LCU 1982 up 941.7% volatile
30 Comoros 8.59 billion current LCU 2009 up 1,644.6% volatile
31 Nigeria 8.27 billion current LCU 1991 up 326.9% volatile
32 Malawi 4.94 billion current LCU 2009 up 830.2% volatile
33 Ethiopia 4.29 billion current LCU 2011 up 572.3% volatile
34 Egypt 4.07 billion current LCU 2011 down 77.8% volatile
35 Namibia 3.88 billion current LCU 2011 up 174.3% volatile
36 Central African Republic 3.63 billion current LCU 2007 up 291.1% volatile
37 Sudan 3.37 billion current LCU 2005 up 7,787.6% volatile
38 Botswana 2.84 billion current LCU 2011 up 238.7% volatile
39 Zimbabwe 1.05 billion current LCU 2011 up 497.8% volatile
40 Ghana 948.79 million current LCU 2010 up 102.9% volatile
41 Tunisia 812.00 million current LCU 1995 up 39.5% volatile
42 Lesotho 786.00 million current LCU 2011 up 1,255.2% volatile
43 Eritrea 543.40 million current LCU 2007 up 11.0% volatile
44 Gambia 520.00 million current LCU 2011 up 490.9% volatile
45 Seychelles 322.01 million current LCU 2010 up 312.0% volatile
46 Eswatini 85.00 million current LCU 2011 up 33.4% volatile
47 Liberia 2,143 current LCU 2008 up 1,774.3% volatile
48 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU 2006 down 100.0% volatile
49 Algeria -20.20 billion current LCU 2002 volatile
50 Morocco -131.33 billion current LCU 2011 down 1,722.5% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Claims on private sector, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,448 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Change in domestic credit to the private sector covers changes in claims on private non-financial corporations, households, and non-profit institutions. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.