Domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Domestic credit to private sector was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States, 1973–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States is 34.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States peaked at 50.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 35.3% | — |
| 1974 | 25.0% | -29.2% |
| 1975 | 25.4% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 27.4% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 28.2% | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 32.4% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.8% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 36.1% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 35.7% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 37.9% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 40.8% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | -13.7% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 43.4% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 35.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 32.4% | 25.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 35.7% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 41.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 40.5% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 33.5% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More financial sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.5% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -27.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -7.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -5,294 (2025)
- Broad money 53.5% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 32.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.57 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 32.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States was 34.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.