Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 40.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend, 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 Early-demographic dividend is 40.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 41.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1960.
That places Early-demographic dividend 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1961 | 12.1% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 12.5% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 14.8% | +17.7% |
| 1966 | 15.8% | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 17.4% | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 18.4% | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 19.3% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 20.2% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 20.8% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 18.8% | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 20.5% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 20.0% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 21.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 24.1% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 23.9% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 24.9% | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 25.5% | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 26.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 40.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 11.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.4% | 18.8% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 20.6% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 22.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 25.2% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.3% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.0% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More financial sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Net migration -3.03 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.26 (2025)
- Broad money 66.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 20.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 40.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 38.2% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Early-demographic dividend was 40.4% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1960.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.