Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan

Jordan: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 83.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
83.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
44th
of 187 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 2006
All-time low
17.7%
in 1962
Years of data
60
1962–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan, 1962–2021

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Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan stood at 83.7%.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan peaked at 88.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.7%, in 1962.

Jordan ranks 44th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%) in Jordan, 1962 to 2021.
Year % Change
1962 17.7%
1963 22.0% +24.0%
1964 19.7% -10.4%
1965 19.0% -3.6%
1966 26.1% +37.8%
1967 23.1% -11.8%
1968 23.9% +3.5%
1969 22.7% -4.8%
1970 24.2% +6.7%
1971 23.6% -2.7%
1972 22.7% -3.8%
1973 25.8% +13.9%
1974 30.2% +17.0%
1975 33.1% +9.6%
1976 36.2% +9.3%
1977 33.3% -8.1%
1978 41.9% +26.1%
1979 48.8% +16.3%
1980 50.1% +2.7%
1981 51.0% +1.8%
1982 55.2% +8.3%
1983 60.4% +9.5%
1984 64.1% +6.0%
1985 65.5% +2.3%
1986 62.1% -5.2%
1987 65.4% +5.2%
1988 69.1% +5.7%
1989 71.0% +2.7%
1990 67.6% -4.7%
1991 67.6% -0.1%
1992 60.3% -10.7%
1993 66.0% +9.5%
1994 68.7% +4.1%
1995 72.9% +6.1%
1996 73.3% +0.5%
1997 74.0% +1.0%
1998 72.9% -1.5%
1999 75.1% +3.0%
2000 75.2% +0.2%
2001 73.2% -2.7%
2002 70.3% -3.9%
2003 68.5% -2.7%
2004 72.2% +5.5%
2005 85.2% +18.0%
2006 88.8% +4.2%
2007 88.7% -0.1%
2008 78.3% -11.7%
2009 73.2% -6.5%
2010 71.2% -2.8%
2011 71.7% +0.8%
2012 71.2% -0.7%
2013 70.4% -1.1%
2014 68.2% -3.2%
2015 68.2% +0.1%
2016 72.7% +6.6%
2017 74.8% +2.9%
2018 76.3% +2.1%
2019 76.8% +0.7%
2020 83.1% +8.1%
2021 83.7% +0.8%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 83.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 83.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 21.8% 17.7% 26.1% 8
1970s 32.0% 22.7% 48.8% 10
1980s 61.4% 50.1% 71.0% 10
1990s 69.9% 60.3% 75.1% 10
2000s 77.4% 68.5% 88.8% 10
2010s 72.2% 68.2% 76.8% 10
2020s 83.4% 83.1% 83.7% 2

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 41 Bhutan 85.2% compare
  2. 42 Germany 85.0% compare
  3. 43 Panama 84.9% compare
  4. 45 Barbados 81.2% compare
  5. 46 Italy 77.7% compare
  6. 47 Malta 77.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan?
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Jordan was 83.7% 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 1962.
How does Jordan rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
Jordan ranks 44th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,619 data points, 1960–2021
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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)