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Domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana

Domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana was 7.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 137th highest of 161 countries in 2022.

2025, % of GDP7.9
Change on 2024-1 pts
Rank137th of 161Countries ranked
Series high18.12012
Series low3.71991
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Domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana, 1990 to 2025

0510152019901996200220082014202020251990: 4.9 % of GDP1991: 3.7 % of GDP1992: 4.9 % of GDP1993: 4.8 % of GDP1994: 5.3 % of GDP1995: 5.1 % of GDP1996: 6 % of GDP1997: 8.2 % of GDP1998: 9.4 % of GDP1999: 12.6 % of GDP2000: 14 % of GDP2001: 11.9 % of GDP2002: 12.1 % of GDP2003: 12.5 % of GDP2004: 13.2 % of GDP2005: 15.5 % of GDP2006: 10.9 % of GDP2007: 14.5 % of GDP2008: 12.6 % of GDP2009: 17.7 % of GDP2010: 16.7 % of GDP2011: 17.2 % of GDP2012: 18.1 % of GDP2013: 15.3 % of GDP2014: 16.5 % of GDP2015: 17.9 % of GDP2016: 17.4 % of GDP2017: 16.1 % of GDP2018: 13.7 % of GDP2019: 13.9 % of GDP2020: 13.1 % of GDP2021: 13.1 % of GDP2022: 13.3 % of GDP2023: 9.4 % of GDP2024: 8.9 % of GDP2025: 7.9 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 36 values
Period% of GDP
20257.9
20248.9
20239.4
202213.3
202113.1
202013.1
201913.9
201813.7
201716.1
201617.4
201517.9
201416.5
201315.3
201218.1
201117.2
201016.7
200917.7
200812.6
200714.5
200610.9
200515.5
200413.2
200312.5
200212.1
200111.9
200014
199912.6
19989.4
19978.2
19966
19955.1
19945.3
19934.8
19924.9
19913.7
19904.9

Rankings

Definition

Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.

Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (Domestic credit to the private sector, Ghana, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS

MLA 9

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), Domestic credit to the private sector, Ghana, 1990 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/ghana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Domestic credit to the private sector, Ghana, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/ghana.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS), Domestic credit to the private sector, Ghana, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/ghana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{World Bank}},
  title = {{Domestic credit to private sector (\% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS): Domestic credit to the private sector, Ghana, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/ghana. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (\% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana?

Domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana was 7.9% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 1 pts from 2024. That is the 137th highest of 161 countries in 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest domestic credit to the private sector in Ghana?

18.1% of GDP in 2012, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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