Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 50.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Dominica, 1977–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 50.9% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Dominica peaked at 59.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1977.
Dominica ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 20.9% | — |
| 1978 | 22.2% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 27.3% | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 29.7% | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 27.6% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +22.1% |
| 1989 | 34.3% | +23.1% |
| 1990 | 38.8% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 39.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 43.7% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 47.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -4.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 50.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 50.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.9%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 20.9% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 22.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 38.8% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 45.4% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 40.4% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 50.9% | 53.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More financial sector data for Dominica
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.188 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.1373 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.188 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 Dominica?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Dominica was 50.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1977.
- How does Dominica rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Dominica ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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).