Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas
Bahamas: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 62.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas, 1969–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas stood at 62.6%.
The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas peaked at 66.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1984.
That places Bahamas 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 60.0% | — |
| 1970 | 64.7% | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 38.5% | -40.5% |
| 1972 | 40.9% | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | +53.4% |
| 1974 | 51.3% | -18.2% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 51.4% | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 49.5% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | -16.1% |
| 1980 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 39.9% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 39.7% | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 46.3% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 53.9% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 57.0% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -35.4% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 46.9% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 62.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | +33.4% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 62.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.9%, 74% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 62.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.7%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +53.4% | 40.9% | 62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 50.4% | 38.5% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 36.1% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 40.3% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 44.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 46.9% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 63 Belize 64.4% compare
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- 68 Trinidad and Tobago 60.0% compare
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More financial sector data for Bahamas
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.53 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bahamas was 62.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1984.
- How does Bahamas rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Bahamas ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)