Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Yemen
Yemen: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 5.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Yemen, 1990–2013
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.6% for domestic credit to private sector by banks in 2013.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Yemen peaked at 8.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1996.
Yemen ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -34.5% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +21.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.9%, 47% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 10% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Yemen was 5.6% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1996.
- How does Yemen rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Yemen ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.