Domestic credit to private sector in Sudan
Sudan: Domestic credit to private sector was 7.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Sudan, 1960–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, domestic credit to private sector in Sudan stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Sudan peaked at 13.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.
That places Sudan 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1961 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 10.1% | +10.2% |
| 1963 | 12.7% | +26.3% |
| 1964 | 11.5% | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 9.1% | -20.7% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +16.8% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | +11.9% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 11.2% | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -14.6% |
| 1986 | 10.5% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | -33.3% |
| 1989 | 5.1% | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -25.2% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -31.7% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +73.9% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +40.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +28.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 8.9% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 5.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Sudan?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Sudan was 7.9% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1982.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
- How does Sudan rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Sudan ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.