Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Iran

Iran: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 57.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
57.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
54th
of 186 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2016
All-time low
12.9%
in 1960
Years of data
56
1960–2016

Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Iran, 1960–2016

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Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.

Analysis

Iran recorded 57.8% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2016. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran peaked at 57.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.

Iran ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Iran, 1960 to 2016.
Year % GDP Change
1960 12.9%
1961 14.2% +9.9%
1962 13.0% -8.7%
1963 14.8% +14.3%
1964 16.5% +11.0%
1965 16.0% -3.0%
1966 17.2% +7.8%
1967 17.8% +3.6%
1968 19.0% +6.6%
1969 19.3% +1.8%
1970 21.0% +8.4%
1971 19.7% -6.2%
1972 20.5% +4.0%
1973 19.8% -3.3%
1974 15.4% -22.4%
1975 20.9% +36.1%
1976 21.7% +3.7%
1977 21.5% -0.9%
1979 25.7% +19.8%
1980 29.7% +15.4%
1981 26.2% -11.9%
1982 20.7% -21.0%
1983 19.8% -4.1%
1984 18.3% -7.6%
1985 19.3% +5.2%
1986 22.8% +18.3%
1987 21.5% -5.4%
1988 21.3% -1.0%
1989 22.7% +6.5%
1990 23.0% +1.2%
1991 22.4% -2.4%
1992 23.2% +3.4%
1993 20.9% -10.1%
1994 19.7% -5.5%
1995 16.7% -15.3%
1996 15.2% -9.1%
1997 16.6% +9.4%
1998 18.0% +8.5%
1999 18.0% +0.1%
2000 26.2% +45.5%
2001 30.1% +14.6%
2002 29.1% -3.3%
2003 32.4% +11.5%
2004 35.1% +8.1%
2005 38.3% +9.3%
2006 44.8% +16.8%
2007 47.0% +5.0%
2008 45.3% -3.7%
2009 49.2% +8.6%
2010 52.0% +5.7%
2011 49.2% -5.3%
2012 49.6% +0.8%
2013 44.6% -10.1%
2014 49.0% +9.8%
2015 56.4% +15.1%
2016 57.8% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16.1% 12.9% 19.3% 10
1970s 20.7% 15.4% 25.7% 9
1980s 22.2% 18.3% 29.7% 10
1990s 19.4% 15.2% 23.2% 10
2000s 37.8% 26.2% 49.2% 10
2010s 51.2% 44.6% 57.8% 7

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 51 Slovakia 59.7% compare
  2. 52 South Africa 59.2% compare
  3. 53 Aruba 58.0% compare
  4. 55 Tunisia 57.7% compare
  5. 56 Ecuador 57.6% compare
  6. 57 Grenada 57.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran?
Monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran was 57.8% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2016.
What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
How does Iran rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Iran ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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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Indicator
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 11,517 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.