Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 32.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States, 1967–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 32.7% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States peaked at 50.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1967.
That places Caribbean Small States 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 14.9% | — |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 30.5% | +101.2% |
| 1970 | 33.2% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 26.8% | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 29.1% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 31.7% | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 22.1% | -30.3% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 24.6% | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 25.8% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 27.8% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 26.3% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 26.3% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 31.0% | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 33.7% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 35.4% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50.5% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | -10.4% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.2% | 14.9% | 30.5% | 3 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 22.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 24.2% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.1% | 33.1% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 40.4% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 32.7% | 50.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More financial sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -27.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 32.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.57 (2025)
- Broad money 53.5% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 34.4% (2025)
- Net migration -5,294 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Caribbean Small States was 32.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1967.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 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.