Domestic credit to private sector in Arab World
Arab World: Domestic credit to private sector was 53.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Arab World, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, domestic credit to private sector in Arab World stood at 53.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Arab World peaked at 55.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 1974.
Arab World ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.5% | — |
| 1961 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 12.9% | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 13.1% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 12.6% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +15.8% |
| 1979 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +18.7% |
| 1982 | 24.3% | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 28.7% | +18.2% |
| 1984 | 30.8% | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 33.3% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 38.3% | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 35.4% | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | -36.7% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 33.7% | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 11.2% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 16.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 20.1% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 30.9% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 34.0% | 55.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More financial sector data for Arab World
- Net migration 696,991 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 54.0% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.7% (2017)
- Broad money 80.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.7% (2018)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -21.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.84 (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 34.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Arab World?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Arab World was 53.3% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Arab World ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 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 by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.