Monetary Sector credit to private sector in World
World: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in World, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, monetary sector credit to private sector in World stood at 90.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in World peaked at 96.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1960.
That places World 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in World, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 32.2% | — |
| 1961 | 33.2% | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 35.5% | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 37.6% | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 38.5% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 42.1% | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 45.7% | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 52.5% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 54.6% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 52.2% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 56.5% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 55.1% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 56.3% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 58.3% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 69.7% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 80.6% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 81.5% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.4% | 32.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 45.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 52.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 72.4% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.6% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.4% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 41.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.69 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.61 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.36 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.75 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,552 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in World?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in World was 90.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1960.
- How does World rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- World ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.