Domestic credit to private sector in South Asia
South Asia: Domestic credit to private sector was 43.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Domestic credit to private sector in South Asia, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 43.5% for domestic credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in South Asia peaked at 50.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1960.
South Asia ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Domestic credit to private sector in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.7% | — |
| 1961 | 8.4% | +8.4% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 9.0% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 8.5% | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 10.4% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 12.7% | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | +28.4% |
| 1977 | 16.9% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 23.9% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 23.1% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 22.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 27.7% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 37.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 41.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5% | 11.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 19.1% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 27.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 38.6% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.7% | 37.8% | 43.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 25 Panama 100.2% compare
- 26 Finland 92.0% compare
- 27 Nepal 90.5% compare
- 28 South Africa 89.4% compare
- 29 Iceland 89.2% compare
- 30 Luxembourg 85.1% compare
- 31 Netherlands 82.3% compare
More financial sector data for South Asia
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.72 (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 43.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 43.5% (2025)
- Broad money 79.6% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 19.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration -1.30 million (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 15.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in South Asia?
- Domestic credit to private sector in South Asia was 43.5% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1960.
- How does South Asia rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- South Asia ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.