Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 48.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 71.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1966.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 | 21.0% | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 23.0% | +9.9% |
| 1971 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 27.7% | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 26.9% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 28.5% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | +15.2% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 33.2% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 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 | 51.4% | +86.6% |
| 1989 | 71.5% | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | -61.2% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 39.6% | +46.1% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 31.8% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +86.6% | 27.6% | 51.4% |
| 1990 | -61.2% | 71.5% | 27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 23.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 27.6% | 71.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 25.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 21.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 36.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 46.3% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More financial sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net migration -386,836 (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 3.77 % 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 -4.76 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 1989.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1966.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.