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

Latest (2019)
11.5%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
169th
of 187 countries
All-time high
21.6%
in 1974
All-time low
4.0%
in 1994
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Central African Republic, 1960–2019

5101520196019892019

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

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Central African Republic, 1960 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 166 Niger 12.9% compare
  2. 167 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.6% compare
  3. 168 Nigeria 12.2% compare
  4. 170 Iraq 11.3% compare
  5. 171 Ghana 10.3% compare
  6. 172 Tajikistan 9.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 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 (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).