Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Arab World
Arab World: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 51.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Arab World, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Arab World is 51.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Arab World peaked at 53.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1974.
That places Arab World 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1961 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 1962 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 12.7% | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 13.8% | +8.5% |
| 1969 | 14.6% | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 13.5% | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 11.1% | -27.3% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 19.0% | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 18.4% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 16.4% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 37.3% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 38.3% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 34.8% | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 22.2% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.9% | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 34.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.4% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 11.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 16.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 21.1% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 32.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 36.5% | 53.9% | 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)
- Broad money 80.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.7% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 53.3% (2017)
- 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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Arab World?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Arab World was 51.7% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Arab World ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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. 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.