Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 12.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
12.6%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
167th
of 187 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2015
All-time low
1.6%
in 1988
Years of data
33
1988–2020

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1988–2020

0510151988200420201988: 1.6 %1989: 14.1 %1990: 13.9 %1991: 14 %1992: 9.7 %1993: 10.8 %1994: 9.7 %1995: 6.7 %1996: 3.1 %1997: 3.5 %1998: 2.9 %1999: 3.2 %2000: 3.1 %2001: 3.8 %2002: 4.6 %2003: 5.7 %2004: 6.6 %2005: 7.4 %2006: 9.3 %2007: 11.1 %2008: 11.7 %2009: 11 %2010: 11.5 %2011: 12.2 %2012: 12.7 %2013: 12.5 %2014: 13.2 %2015: 14.5 %2016: 13.6 %2017: 13 %2018: 12.6 %2019: 12.5 %2020: 12.6 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 12.6% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2020.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 14.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1988.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1988 to 2020.
Year % Change
1988 1.6%
1989 14.1% +787.9%
1990 13.9% -1.1%
1991 14.0% +0.9%
1992 9.7% -30.5%
1993 10.8% +10.8%
1994 9.7% -10.2%
1995 6.7% -31.4%
1996 3.1% -53.5%
1997 3.5% +14.6%
1998 2.9% -17.0%
1999 3.2% +8.5%
2000 3.1% -2.5%
2001 3.8% +20.9%
2002 4.6% +22.5%
2003 5.7% +23.7%
2004 6.6% +15.2%
2005 7.4% +13.0%
2006 9.3% +25.6%
2007 11.1% +19.1%
2008 11.7% +4.9%
2009 11.0% -5.5%
2010 11.5% +4.5%
2011 12.2% +6.1%
2012 12.7% +4.3%
2013 12.5% -2.1%
2014 13.2% +6.1%
2015 14.5% +9.4%
2016 13.6% -6.3%
2017 13.0% -4.2%
2018 12.6% -2.7%
2019 12.5% -0.7%
2020 12.6% +0.6%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 12.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 12.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tanzania, United Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +787.9% 1.6% 14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.8% 1.6% 14.1% 2
1990s 7.8% 2.9% 14.0% 10
2000s 7.4% 3.1% 11.7% 10
2010s 12.8% 11.5% 14.5% 10
2020s 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 164 Uganda 13.3% compare
  2. 165 Congo 13.2% compare
  3. 166 Niger 12.9% compare
  4. 168 Nigeria 12.2% compare
  5. 169 Central African Republic 11.5% compare
  6. 170 Iraq 11.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tanzania, United Republic of was 12.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1988.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United 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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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).