Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 26.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 26.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 37.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1961.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.3% | — |
| 1962 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 16.4% | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 17.3% | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | +24.5% |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 25.5% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 27.7% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 32.3% | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 33.9% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 29.6% | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 22.1% | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 26.6% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 26.6% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 16.8% | 25.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.8% | 25.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 21.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 29.9% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 24.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Net migration -1.26 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.02 (2024)
- Broad money 69.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.16 % 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 26.6% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -43.6 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 26.6% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.