Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 59.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Namibia, 1990–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Namibia is 59.0%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Namibia peaked at 60.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1990.
That places Namibia 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.0% | — |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | +63.0% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 43.4% | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 40.9% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 46.6% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 19.0% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.2% | 39.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 48.6% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 59.0% | 60.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Namibia?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Namibia was 59.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Namibia ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).