Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU) by country

Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.

Countries reporting
51
Highest
3.58 trillion current LCU
Nigeria
Lowest
-369.01 billion current LCU
Equatorial Guinea
Median
38.49 billion current LCU
Years covered
51
1961–2011
Data points
2,123

What the numbers show

Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 3.58 trillion current LCU in Nigeria; the lowest is -369.01 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.49 billion current LCU, and the mean is 268.67 billion current LCU.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 20,698.0%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 1,361.7%).

Net domestic credit, flow: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Nigeria 3.58 trillion current LCU 2011 up 653.3% volatile
2 Tanzania 2.30 trillion current LCU 2011 up 2,322.7% volatile
3 Zambia 2.16 trillion current LCU 2011 up 504.1% volatile
4 Uganda 1.32 trillion current LCU 2011 up 673.9% volatile
5 Guinea 752.70 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,147.8% volatile
6 Cameroon 468.27 billion current LCU 2011 up 275.5% volatile
7 Madagascar 443.50 billion current LCU 2011 up 161.7% volatile
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 359.20 billion current LCU 2011 up 20,698.0% volatile
9 Senegal 274.98 billion current LCU 2011 up 402.4% volatile
10 Mali 274.05 billion current LCU 2011 up 232.7% volatile
11 Sao Tome and Principe 262.19 billion current LCU 2011 up 3,402.2% volatile
12 Kenya 250.92 billion current LCU 2011 up 882.6% volatile
13 Gabon 237.49 billion current LCU 2011 down 23.2% volatile
14 Sierra Leone 221.08 billion current LCU 2011 up 335.0% volatile
15 Egypt 185.34 billion current LCU 2011 up 404.9% volatile
16 Burundi 158.27 billion current LCU 2011 up 318.8% volatile
17 Benin 154.05 billion current LCU 2011 up 381.0% volatile
18 Burkina Faso 146.11 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,498.4% volatile
19 Algeria 136.08 billion current LCU 2011 down 63.0% volatile
20 Togo 107.43 billion current LCU 2011 up 715.0% volatile
21 Morocco 95.44 billion current LCU 2011 up 562.8% volatile
22 Malawi 90.71 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,662.5% volatile
23 Niger 67.22 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,944.6% volatile
24 South Africa 60.49 billion current LCU 2011 down 62.6% volatile
25 Central African Republic 40.70 billion current LCU 2011 up 108.8% volatile
26 Cote d'Ivoire 38.49 billion current LCU 2011 up 199.1% volatile
27 Mauritania 36.38 billion current LCU 2011 up 198.1% volatile
28 Guinea-Bissau 30.08 billion current LCU 2011 up 477.4% volatile
29 Mauritius 27.92 billion current LCU 2011 up 111.5% volatile
30 Ethiopia 19.72 billion current LCU 2008 up 1,176.1% volatile
31 Cape Verde 16.02 billion current LCU 2011 up 262.4% volatile
32 Mozambique 12.43 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,794.5% volatile
33 Libya 8.50 billion current LCU 2011 up 765.7% volatile
34 Liberia 8.17 billion current LCU 2011 up 50.1% volatile
35 Tunisia 6.65 billion current LCU 2011 up 324.7% volatile
36 Sudan 5.93 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,175.1% volatile
37 Eritrea 4.48 billion current LCU 2011 up 309.3% rising
39 Ghana 3.37 billion current LCU 2011 up 1,148.0% volatile
40 Namibia 3.12 billion current LCU 2011 up 86.1% volatile
41 Eswatini 2.99 billion current LCU 2011 up 3,273.3% volatile
42 Comoros 2.14 billion current LCU 2011 up 170.0% volatile
43 Rwanda 2.03 billion current LCU 2005 up 164.3% volatile
44 Gambia 1.21 billion current LCU 2011 up 13.5% volatile
45 Lesotho 1.13 billion current LCU 2011 up 911.0% volatile
46 Zimbabwe 836.11 million current LCU 2006 up 257.7% volatile
47 Seychelles -11.36 million current LCU 2011 down 102.8% volatile
48 Botswana -1.06 billion current LCU 2011 up 66.6% volatile
49 Angola -7.86 billion current LCU 2011 down 163.8% volatile
50 Chad -54.00 billion current LCU 2011 down 229.3% volatile
51 Congo -245.33 billion current LCU 2011 down 427.2% volatile
52 Equatorial Guinea -369.01 billion current LCU 2011 down 1,361.7% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Net domestic credit, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,123 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Net domestic credit is the sum of net credit to the non financial public sector, credit to the private sector, and other accounts. Data are in current local currency.