Net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net domestic credit to private sector, stock was 143.20 billion current LCU in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1965–2006
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 143.20 billion current LCU for net domestic credit to private sector, stock in 2006. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.7% on the previous year and up 303.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 143.20 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 677.60 million current LCU, in 1972.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.87 billion current LCU | — |
| 1966 | 2.33 billion current LCU | +24.9% |
| 1967 | 1.02 billion current LCU | -56.3% |
| 1968 | 996.04 million current LCU | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.11 billion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 1.41 billion current LCU | +26.7% |
| 1972 | 677.60 million current LCU | -51.9% |
| 1973 | 817.00 million current LCU | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 1.35 billion current LCU | +65.0% |
| 1975 | 1.56 billion current LCU | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 2.12 billion current LCU | +35.3% |
| 1977 | 3.10 billion current LCU | +46.8% |
| 1978 | 3.96 billion current LCU | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 4.25 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 6.21 billion current LCU | +46.1% |
| 1981 | 7.90 billion current LCU | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 5.13 billion current LCU | -35.1% |
| 1983 | 2.48 billion current LCU | -51.6% |
| 1984 | 3.03 billion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 10.22 billion current LCU | +237.2% |
| 1986 | 9.94 billion current LCU | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 9.01 billion current LCU | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 13.93 billion current LCU | +54.6% |
| 1989 | 19.77 billion current LCU | +42.0% |
| 1990 | 23.03 billion current LCU | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 20.41 billion current LCU | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 21.82 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 20.66 billion current LCU | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 21.50 billion current LCU | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 31.25 billion current LCU | +45.4% |
| 1996 | 35.48 billion current LCU | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 45.02 billion current LCU | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 54.90 billion current LCU | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 61.62 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 70.21 billion current LCU | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 77.60 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 79.10 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 83.44 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 94.14 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 104.73 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 143.20 billion current LCU | +36.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +237.2% | 3.03 billion current LCU | 10.22 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 billion current LCU | 996.04 million current LCU | 2.33 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 2.04 billion current LCU | 677.60 million current LCU | 4.25 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.76 billion current LCU | 2.48 billion current LCU | 19.77 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.57 billion current LCU | 20.41 billion current LCU | 61.62 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.20 billion current LCU | 70.21 billion current LCU | 143.20 billion current LCU | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Mozambique 85.09 trillion current LCU compare
- 2 Zambia 11.43 trillion current LCU compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.60 trillion current LCU compare
- 4 Uganda 4.75 trillion current LCU compare
- 5 Guinea 3.17 trillion current LCU compare
- 6 Madagascar 3.04 trillion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.02 % 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, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 66.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net migration -225,499 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 29.4% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.2% (2022)
- Broad money 38.6% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 22.9% (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net domestic credit to private sector, stock in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 143.20 billion current LCU in 2006, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net domestic credit to private sector, stock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 143.20 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit to private sector, stock recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 677.60 million current LCU in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net domestic credit to private sector, stock?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2006.
- Is net domestic credit to private sector, stock rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net domestic credit to private sector, stock (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (IFS line 32S..ZK) include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds.