Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend stood at 72.6%.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 95.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1960.
That places Post-demographic dividend 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.2% | — |
| 1961 | 37.7% | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 40.4% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 43.3% | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 44.6% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 46.4% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 47.2% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 47.9% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 48.4% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 51.7% | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 54.0% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 59.3% | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 62.0% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 60.4% | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 62.3% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 69.1% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 78.2% | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 84.6% | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 89.6% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 89.4% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 89.7% | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.9% | 36.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 51.7% | 65.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 63.4% | 90.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 79.0% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 81.8% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 72.6% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More financial sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Net migration 4.13 million (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 45.8% (2024)
- Broad money 123.1% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 73.2% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.04 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 158.9% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 0.6008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Post-demographic dividend was 72.6% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1960.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.