Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 49.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2017, monetary sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 49.8%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 52.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.9% | — |
| 1961 | 13.6% | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.2% | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 17.5% | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 18.3% | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 18.0% | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 17.4% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 18.6% | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 14.2% | -23.7% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 18.1% | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 19.5% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 21.7% | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 27.4% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 32.7% | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 34.1% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 34.1% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 26.4% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.5% | 12.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.6% | 14.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.9% | 21.1% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 24.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 35.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 39.6% | 52.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Net migration -775,711 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 52.3% (2025)
- Broad money 78.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 23.0% (2020)
- Domestic credit to private sector 52.4% (2020)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 11.5 (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -293.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 49.8% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2017.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.