Domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Domestic credit to private sector was 52.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2020, domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 52.4%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 53.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1960.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.0% | — |
| 1961 | 13.5% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 15.2% | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 16.9% | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 18.6% | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 19.4% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -23.7% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +23.2% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 19.9% | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 23.0% | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 28.2% | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 35.7% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 31.5% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 36.5% | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.3% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 13.0% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.7% | 14.5% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 21.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.0% | 24.8% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 35.6% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 38.3% | 53.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Net migration -775,711 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 52.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 49.8% (2017)
- Broad money 78.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.86 % 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 11.5 (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -293.04 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 52.4% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.