Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 13.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic, 1960–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 13.0% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic peaked at 21.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1994.
That places Central African Republic 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.2% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | +20.1% |
| 1962 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 14.4% | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 18.3% | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +32.7% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -32.0% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +28.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 10.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.7% | 13.0% | 3 |
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More financial sector data for Central African Republic
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 67,487 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 174.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.88 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2022)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2022)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 373.67 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 375.18 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 375.18 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 397.53 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 74.57 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Central African Republic was 13.0% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1994.
- How does Central African Republic rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Central African Republic ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.