Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Palestine
Palestine: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 47.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Palestine, 1996–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 47.5% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and up 107.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Palestine peaked at 52.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1996.
That places Palestine 95th 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 26 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.9% | — |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -9.2% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 47.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.2%, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 47.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.6% | 11.9% | 21.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 18.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 21.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 47.5% | 52.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 92 Kosovo 47.8% compare
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- 96 Poland 46.4% compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.2% compare
- 98 Trinidad and Tobago 46.1% compare
More financial sector data for Palestine
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7396 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,345 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate 27.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 2,181 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -0.0475 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Palestine?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Palestine was 47.5% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Palestine ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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).