Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 47.2% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2009
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States is 47.2%, measured in 2009.
That represents a change of up 52.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States peaked at 59.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1979.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.2% | — |
| 1979 | 8.3% | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +41.1% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | +115.9% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | +56.9% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 59.3% | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 47.2% | +52.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.3% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 11.8% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 31.0% | 51.6% | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -27.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -7.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -5,294 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 34.4% (2025)
- Broad money 53.5% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 32.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.57 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Caribbean Small States was 47.2% in 2009, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1979.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2009.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.