Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 64.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 64.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 64.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1962.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.2% | — |
| 1962 | 13.0% | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 14.8% | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 16.5% | +11.0% |
| 1965 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 17.8% | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 19.0% | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 21.0% | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 19.7% | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 20.5% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 19.8% | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | -22.4% |
| 1975 | 20.9% | +36.1% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 21.5% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 26.2% | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 20.7% | -21.0% |
| 1983 | 19.8% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 18.3% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | +18.3% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 22.7% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 22.4% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | +45.5% |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 38.3% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 44.6% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +13.3% |
Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 64.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran, Islamic Republic of's 64.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.4% | 13.0% | 19.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 15.4% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 18.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 26.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 46.9% | 64.4% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.67 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 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.6 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 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.67 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 64.4% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1962.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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).