Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) was 38.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income is 38.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Lower middle income peaked at 38.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 1960.
That places Lower middle income 29th 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 66 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.4% | — |
| 1961 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 11.4% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 12.3% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 12.6% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 13.7% | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 17.5% | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 19.3% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 18.8% | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 23.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 20.8% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +17.5% |
| 2000 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 33.8% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.8% | 12.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 17.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.9% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 26.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 31.6% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 32.4% | 38.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More financial sector data for Lower middle income
- Net migration -3.12 million (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 38.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.7 (2025)
- Broad money 67.4% (2021)
- Claims on central government, etc. 21.0% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 38.7% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 7.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Lower middle income?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Lower middle income was 38.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 1960.
- How does Lower middle income rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Lower middle income ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.