Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 11.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Central African Republic, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Central African Republic stood at 11.5%.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Central African Republic peaked at 21.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1994.
Central African Republic ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.2% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | +20.1% |
| 1962 | 13.5% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 14.3% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 13.6% | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 14.4% | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 16.1% | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 18.3% | +13.3% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 20.3% | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 14.7% | -25.4% |
| 1972 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 21.6% | +32.7% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -32.0% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 13.2% | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | +33.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +25.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -5.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 11.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 11.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 11.2% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 10.5% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 8.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Central African Republic
- 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.1282 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0936 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 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.1282 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 to gdp in Central African Republic?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Central African Republic was 11.5% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1994.
- How does Central African Republic rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Central African Republic ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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 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 (IFS line 22d); 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).