Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World
Arab World: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 54.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World peaked at 54.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1974.
Arab World ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.5% | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 12.7% | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 11.9% | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 12.9% | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 13.7% | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 14.7% | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 14.2% | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 31.6% | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 37.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | -27.1% |
| 1991 | 23.0% | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 22.0% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 23.6% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 54.0% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 16.3% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 20.9% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 36.5% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 44.6% | 54.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More financial sector data for Arab World
- Net migration 696,991 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.84 (2024)
- Broad money 80.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.7% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 53.3% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -21.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.7% (2017)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 34.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Arab World was 54.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Arab World ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.