Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2025
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 Latin America & Caribbean is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 71.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1966.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 23rd 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 64 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.4% | — |
| 1961 | 16.0% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 16.4% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 15.4% | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 14.9% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 16.2% | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 17.7% | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 21.1% | +19.3% |
| 1970 | 23.2% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 26.1% | +12.5% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 33.2% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 30.6% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 32.8% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 32.0% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 30.6% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | +86.4% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +38.9% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | -61.1% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +45.9% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 31.2% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 25.2% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 23.2% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 27.6% | 71.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 25.2% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 36.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 46.3% | 49.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More financial sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Net migration -401,848 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 48.5% (2025)
- Broad money 72.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 33.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 52.6% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.54 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -6.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & Caribbean was 48.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1966.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.