Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine
Palestine: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 56.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine, 1996–2025
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 Palestine is 56.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1996.
Palestine ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.0% | — |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +11.2% |
| 2025 | 56.4% | -3.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 56.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.4%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 56.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 12.0% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.5% | 17.6% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 21.4% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 47.3% | 58.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- 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 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.35 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 12.70 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 11.81 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 56.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Palestine was 56.4% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Palestine ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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.