Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia
Bolivia: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 76.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 76.0% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia peaked at 80.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.
Bolivia ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 2.2% | +32.5% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 5.2% | +108.6% |
| 1964 | 6.5% | +24.1% |
| 1965 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 7.5% | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 8.8% | +12.1% |
| 1971 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 10.7% | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 11.7% | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | +16.1% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 24.1% | +55.5% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -39.1% |
| 1984 | 11.9% | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 15.7% | +32.0% |
| 1986 | 10.9% | -30.4% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +23.6% |
| 1988 | 17.1% | +26.8% |
| 1989 | 20.7% | +20.8% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 28.7% | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 49.9% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 48.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 52.7% | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 47.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 50.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -5.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 76.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 76.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.7%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +108.6% | 2.5% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 1.7% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 8.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 10.9% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 24.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 34.7% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 40.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 76.0% | 80.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More financial sector data for Bolivia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 32,952 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 25.35 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 1.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 368.57 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 423.44 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 423.44 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 215.48 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Bolivia was 76.0% in 2021, 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- How does Bolivia rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Bolivia ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia 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)