Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tunisia

Tunisia: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 64.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
64.9%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
57th
of 187 countries
All-time high
77.3%
in 2017
All-time low
28.6%
in 1965
Years of data
57
1965–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tunisia, 1965–2021

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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 Tunisia is 64.9%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tunisia peaked at 77.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1965.

That places Tunisia 57th 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 57 years of available data.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Tunisia, 1965 to 2021.
Year % Change
1965 28.6%
1966 32.7% +14.2%
1967 34.9% +6.6%
1968 34.9% +0.2%
1969 34.6% -0.9%
1970 33.7% -2.5%
1971 32.3% -4.2%
1972 31.1% -3.8%
1973 34.4% +10.6%
1974 33.5% -2.6%
1975 38.7% +15.5%
1976 39.2% +1.4%
1977 39.8% +1.6%
1978 39.7% -0.1%
1979 37.2% -6.3%
1980 37.7% +1.2%
1981 42.2% +12.0%
1982 45.9% +8.9%
1983 47.2% +2.7%
1984 47.2% -0.1%
1985 49.6% +5.2%
1986 52.2% +5.2%
1987 50.0% -4.2%
1988 51.4% +2.8%
1989 58.9% +14.6%
1990 55.1% -6.5%
1991 53.8% -2.4%
1992 54.0% +0.5%
1993 53.9% -0.1%
1994 53.8% -0.2%
1995 54.4% +1.1%
1996 49.2% -9.6%
1997 45.9% -6.5%
1998 46.5% +1.2%
1999 46.5% -0.0%
2000 53.4% +14.9%
2001 54.9% +2.8%
2002 55.6% +1.4%
2003 55.1% -1.0%
2004 55.3% +0.3%
2005 55.5% +0.5%
2006 54.7% -1.4%
2007 55.1% +0.8%
2008 57.2% +3.8%
2009 59.3% +3.5%
2010 62.6% +5.7%
2011 69.3% +10.6%
2012 68.9% -0.5%
2013 69.4% +0.7%
2014 70.2% +1.1%
2015 70.8% +0.9%
2016 73.0% +3.1%
2017 77.3% +5.8%
2018 63.7% -17.6%
2019 59.4% -6.7%
2020 69.2% +16.4%
2021 64.9% -6.2%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

  • Tunisia's 64.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tunisia's 64.9% 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.1% 28.6% 34.9% 5
1970s 36.0% 31.1% 39.8% 10
1980s 48.2% 37.7% 58.9% 10
1990s 51.3% 45.9% 55.1% 10
2000s 55.6% 53.4% 59.3% 10
2010s 68.5% 59.4% 77.3% 10
2020s 67.0% 64.9% 69.2% 2

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 54 Saint Lucia 66.7% compare
  2. 55 Morocco 66.6% compare
  3. 56 Türkiye 66.5% compare
  4. 58 Belize 64.4% compare
  5. 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 64.4% compare
  6. 60 Honduras 64.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tunisia?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Tunisia was 64.9% 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1965.
How does Tunisia rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Tunisia ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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
Last refreshed

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).