Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Yemen
Yemen: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 5.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Yemen, 1990–2013
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 5.6% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2013.
That represents a change of up 21.3% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Yemen peaked at 8.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1996.
That places Yemen 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.2% | — |
| 1991 | 4.9% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -34.5% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | +29.0% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +18.0% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +18.4% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +21.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 5.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 5.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 182 Libya 7.1% compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 6.8% compare
- 184 Sudan 6.6% compare
- 186 Afghanistan 3.0% compare
- 187 South Sudan 2.1%
More financial sector data for Yemen
- 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0003 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 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0004 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 Yemen?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Yemen was 5.6% in 2013, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1996.
- How does Yemen rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Yemen ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2013.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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).