Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 22.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire is 22.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 41.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2005.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.9% | — |
| 1961 | 20.0% | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 16.9% | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 18.1% | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 19.8% | +9.6% |
| 1965 | 18.5% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 19.6% | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 21.5% | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 24.6% | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 27.6% | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 32.3% | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 37.8% | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 41.4% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 37.7% | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 35.6% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | -36.1% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | -39.5% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10.3% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 22.7% | +0.7% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 22.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -39.5% | 18.2% | 11.0% |
| 1994 | -36.1% | 28.1% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.1% | 16.9% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 22.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.7% | 33.5% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 9.3% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 22.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.55 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.49 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Cote d'Ivoire was 22.7% 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1983.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2005.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.