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Countries by domestic credit to the private sector

Cyprus had the highest domestic credit to the private sector of 174 countries in 2013, at 254.7% of GDP. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.1% of GDP. The median was 39.8% of GDP and the figure for the World was 117.5% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest254.7Cyprus
Lowest1.1South Sudan
Median39.8174 countries
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Map of countries, 2013

Afghanistan: 4.3 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 61.3 % of GDPAlbania: 39.7 % of GDPArmenia: 42.4 % of GDPArgentina: 15.7 % of GDPAustria: 93.3 % of GDPAustralia: 124.2 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 60.8 % of GDPBangladesh: 41.8 % of GDPBelgium: 56.2 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 20.8 % of GDPBulgaria: 66.2 % of GDPBurundi: 19.4 % of GDPBenin: 16.5 % of GDPBrunei: 31.2 % of GDPBolivia: 40.9 % of GDPBrazil: 64.2 % of GDPBahamas: 62.2 % of GDPBhutan: 42.2 % of GDPBotswana: 33.2 % of GDPBelarus: 22.9 % of GDPBelize: 44.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4.9 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 13.6 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 8.9 % of GDPSwitzerland: 161.2 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 14.3 % of GDPChile: 104.1 % of GDPCameroon: 13 % of GDPChina: 131.9 % of GDPColombia: 39.5 % of GDPCosta Rica: 49.7 % of GDPCape Verde: 58.5 % of GDPCyprus: 254.7 % of GDPCzechia: 50.3 % of GDPGermany: 80.7 % of GDPDjibouti: 22.1 % of GDPDenmark: 176.5 % of GDPDominican Republic: 23.4 % of GDPAlgeria: 15.1 % of GDPEcuador: 28.6 % of GDPEstonia: 68.6 % of GDPEgypt: 26.2 % of GDPEritrea: 34 % of GDPSpain: 145.8 % of GDPFinland: 93.3 % of GDPFiji: 74.9 % of GDPFrance: 95.9 % of GDPGabon: 15 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 148.9 % of GDPGeorgia: 39.9 % of GDPGhana: 15.3 % of GDPGambia: 10 % of GDPGuinea: 7.3 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 6.9 % of GDPGreece: 119.8 % of GDPGuatemala: 33.1 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 12 % of GDPGuyana: 32 % of GDPHong Kong: 218.2 % of GDPHonduras: 54.7 % of GDPCroatia: 67.9 % of GDPHaiti: 10.8 % of GDPHungary: 46.1 % of GDPIndonesia: 36.1 % of GDPIreland: 102.4 % of GDPIsrael: 64.8 % of GDPIndia: 52.4 % of GDPIraq: 6.3 % of GDPIran: 44.6 % of GDPIceland: 106.4 % of GDPItaly: 90.4 % of GDPJamaica: 29.8 % of GDPJordan: 64.2 % of GDPJapan: 161.2 % of GDPKenya: 28.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 15.7 % of GDPCambodia: 40 % of GDPSouth Korea: 122.8 % of GDPKuwait: 59.8 % of GDPLebanon: 93.3 % of GDPSri Lanka: 33.5 % of GDPLiberia: 11.8 % of GDPLesotho: 19.9 % of GDPLithuania: 43.2 % of GDPLuxembourg: 86.7 % of GDPLatvia: 60.3 % of GDPLibya: 13.7 % of GDPMorocco: 83.6 % of GDPMoldova: 35.7 % of GDPMontenegro: 54.3 % of GDPMadagascar: 11.1 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 47.6 % of GDPMali: 17.6 % of GDPMyanmar: 12.8 % of GDPMongolia: 59.9 % of GDPMauritania: 18.3 % of GDPMauritius: 103.7 % of GDPMalawi: 8.6 % of GDPMexico: 27.9 % of GDPMalaysia: 119.9 % of GDPMozambique: 26.3 % of GDPNiger: 10.5 % of GDPNigeria: 11.5 % of GDPNicaragua: 31.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 113 % of GDPNorway: 121 % of GDPNepal: 50.5 % of GDPOman: 37.8 % of GDPPanama: 65.4 % of GDPPeru: 37.7 % of GDPPapua New Guinea: 25.1 % of GDPPhilippines: 34.3 % of GDPPakistan: 14.4 % of GDPPoland: 51.7 % of GDPPalestine: 24.1 % of GDPPortugal: 142.9 % of GDPParaguay: 34.4 % of GDPQatar: 40 % of GDPRomania: 34.2 % of GDPSerbia: 39.3 % of GDPRussia: 48 % of GDPRwanda: 16.4 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 39 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 29.3 % of GDPSudan: 10.5 % of GDPSweden: 131 % of GDPSingapore: 124.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 66.1 % of GDPSlovakia: 47.7 % of GDPSierra Leone: 3.1 % of GDPSenegal: 26.3 % of GDPSuriname: 27.8 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 1.1 % of GDPEl Salvador: 51.5 % of GDPEswatini: 21.5 % of GDPChad: 4.4 % of GDPTogo: 27.2 % of GDPThailand: 142.4 % of GDPTajikistan: 18.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 13 % of GDPTunisia: 58 % of GDPTürkiye: 60 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 26.6 % of GDPTanzania: 12.5 % of GDPUkraine: 70.7 % of GDPUganda: 12.2 % of GDPUnited States: 184.2 % of GDPUruguay: 24.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 8.3 % of GDPVenezuela: 27.5 % of GDPVietnam: 77.6 % of GDPVanuatu: 63.8 % of GDPSamoa: 67.8 % of GDPYemen: 5.6 % of GDPSouth Africa: 127 % of GDPZambia: 15.8 % of GDPZimbabwe: 18.7 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2013

Cyprus: 254.7 % of GDPCyprus254.7Hong Kong: 218.2 % of GDPHong Kong218.2United States: 184.2 % of GDPUnited States184.2Denmark: 176.5 % of GDPDenmark176.5Japan: 161.2 % of GDPJapan161.2Switzerland: 161.2 % of GDPSwitzerland161.2United Kingdom: 148.9 % of GDPUnited Kingdom148.9Spain: 145.8 % of GDPSpain145.8Portugal: 142.9 % of GDPPortugal142.9Thailand: 142.4 % of GDPThailand142.4China: 131.9 % of GDPChina131.9Sweden: 131 % of GDPSweden131South Africa: 127 % of GDPSouth Africa127Australia: 124.2 % of GDPAustralia124.2Singapore: 124.1 % of GDPSingapore124.1South Korea: 122.8 % of GDPSouth Korea122.8Norway: 121 % of GDPNorway121Malaysia: 119.9 % of GDPMalaysia119.9Greece: 119.8 % of GDPGreece119.8Netherlands: 113 % of GDPNetherlands113Iceland: 106.4 % of GDPIceland106.4Chile: 104.1 % of GDPChile104.1Mauritius: 103.7 % of GDPMauritius103.7Ireland: 102.4 % of GDPIreland102.4Malta: 99.9 % of GDPMalta99.9France: 95.9 % of GDPFrance95.9Austria: 93.3 % of GDPAustria93.3Lebanon: 93.3 % of GDPLebanon93.3Finland: 93.3 % of GDPFinland93.3Italy: 90.4 % of GDPItaly90.4Saint Lucia: 89.4 % of GDPSaint Lucia89.4Luxembourg: 86.7 % of GDPLuxembourg86.7Morocco: 83.6 % of GDPMorocco83.6Germany: 80.7 % of GDPGermany80.7Vietnam: 77.6 % of GDPVietnam77.6Fiji: 74.9 % of GDPFiji74.9Grenada: 74.3 % of GDPGrenada74.3Ukraine: 70.7 % of GDPUkraine70.7Barbados: 68.9 % of GDPBarbados68.9Estonia: 68.6 % of GDPEstonia68.6Cyprus: 254.7 % of GDPCyprus254.7Hong Kong: 218.2 % of GDPHong Kong218.2United States: 184.2 % of GDPUnited States184.2Denmark: 176.5 % of GDPDenmark176.5Japan: 161.2 % of GDPJapan161.2Switzerland: 161.2 % of GDPSwitzerland161.2United Kingdom: 148.9 % of GDPUnited Kingdom148.9Spain: 145.8 % of GDPSpain145.8Portugal: 142.9 % of GDPPortugal142.9Thailand: 142.4 % of GDPThailand142.4China: 131.9 % of GDPChina131.9Sweden: 131 % of GDPSweden131South Africa: 127 % of GDPSouth Africa127Australia: 124.2 % of GDPAustralia124.2Singapore: 124.1 % of GDPSingapore124.1South Korea: 122.8 % of GDPSouth Korea122.8Norway: 121 % of GDPNorway121Malaysia: 119.9 % of GDPMalaysia119.9Greece: 119.8 % of GDPGreece119.8Netherlands: 113 % of GDPNetherlands113Iceland: 106.4 % of GDPIceland106.4Chile: 104.1 % of GDPChile104.1Mauritius: 103.7 % of GDPMauritius103.7Ireland: 102.4 % of GDPIreland102.4Malta: 99.9 % of GDPMalta99.9France: 95.9 % of GDPFrance95.9Austria: 93.3 % of GDPAustria93.3Lebanon: 93.3 % of GDPLebanon93.3Finland: 93.3 % of GDPFinland93.3Italy: 90.4 % of GDPItaly90.4Saint Lucia: 89.4 % of GDPSaint Lucia89.4Luxembourg: 86.7 % of GDPLuxembourg86.7Morocco: 83.6 % of GDPMorocco83.6Germany: 80.7 % of GDPGermany80.7Vietnam: 77.6 % of GDPVietnam77.6Fiji: 74.9 % of GDPFiji74.9Grenada: 74.3 % of GDPGrenada74.3Ukraine: 70.7 % of GDPUkraine70.7Barbados: 68.9 % of GDPBarbados68.9Estonia: 68.6 % of GDPEstonia68.6
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2013
% of GDP		Change on 2012
1Cyprus254.7+5.4 pts
2Hong Kong218.2+19.6 pts
3United States184.2+8.7 pts
4Denmark176.5-5.8 pts
5Japan161.2+3.3 pts
6Switzerland161.2+1.6 pts
7United Kingdom148.9-11.1 pts
8Spain145.8-11.7 pts
9Portugal142.9-9.8 pts
10Thailand142.4+6.1 pts
11China131.9+5.1 pts
12Sweden131+2.3 pts
13South Africa127+1.9 pts
14Australia124.2+3.4 pts
15Singapore124.1+11.1 pts
16South Korea122.8-2.4 pts
17Norway121+1.2 pts
18Malaysia119.9+5.8 pts
19Greece119.8-0.4 pts
20Netherlands113-3 pts
21Iceland106.4-9.9 pts
22Chile104.1-0.1 pts
23Mauritius103.7+6.2 pts
24Ireland102.4-8.2 pts
25Malta99.9-8.7 pts
26France95.9-0.7 pts
27Austria93.3-1.5 pts
28Lebanon93.3+3.4 pts
29Finland93.3+1.2 pts
30Italy90.4-2.9 pts
31Saint Lucia89.4-3.5 pts
32Luxembourg86.7+3.1 pts
33Morocco83.6-4.2 pts
34Germany80.7-1.5 pts
35Vietnam77.6+2 pts
36Fiji74.9-1.9 pts
37Grenada74.3-8.5 pts
38Ukraine70.7+3.7 pts
39Barbados68.9-3 pts
40Estonia68.6-3.7 pts
41Croatia67.9-1.3 pts
42Samoa67.8+2.7 pts
43Bahrain67+0.5 pts
44Bulgaria66.2+0.4 pts
45Slovenia66.1-13.9 pts
46Panama65.4-14.2 pts
47Israel64.8-1.6 pts
48Brazil64.2+1.7 pts
49Jordan64.2-0.5 pts
50Vanuatu63.8-9.9 pts
51Macao62.5+4.9 pts
52Bahamas62.2+0.3 pts
53Antigua and Barbuda61.3-0.6 pts
54Bosnia and Herzegovina60.8-0.9 pts
55Latvia60.3-6.9 pts
56Türkiye60+8.4 pts
57Mongolia59.9+16.2 pts
58Kuwait59.8+4 pts
59Aruba59.2+0.5 pts
60Cape Verde58.5-0 pts
61Tunisia58+0.1 pts
62Belgium56.2+1.7 pts
63Saint Kitts and Nevis55.4-3.8 pts
64Honduras54.7+3.4 pts
65Montenegro54.3-1 pts
66Dominica52.7-2.6 pts
67India52.4+0.5 pts
68Poland51.7+1.3 pts
69El Salvador51.5+2.2 pts
70Nepal50.5+1.7 pts
71Czechia50.3+1.2 pts
72Saint Vincent and the Grenadines49.8-1.7 pts
73Costa Rica49.7+2.3 pts
74Russia48+4.1 pts
75Slovakia47.7+1.5 pts
76North Macedonia47.6-0.5 pts
77Hungary46.1-4.3 pts
78Belize44.9-1.6 pts
79Iran44.6-5 pts
80Lithuania43.2-3.5 pts
81Armenia42.4+2.3 pts
82Bhutan42.2-0 pts
83Bangladesh41.8-1.2 pts
84Bolivia40.9+2 pts
85Qatar40+2.9 pts
86Cambodia40+9.4 pts
87Georgia39.9+4.4 pts
88Albania39.7-1.3 pts
89Colombia39.5+1.7 pts
90Serbia39.3-5.4 pts
91Saudi Arabia39+3.4 pts
92Oman37.8+1 pts
93Peru37.7+3.7 pts
94São Tomé and Príncipe36.3-4.7 pts
95Indonesia36.1+2.6 pts
96Moldova35.7+2 pts
97Paraguay34.4+2.8 pts
98Philippines34.3+2.4 pts
99Romania34.2-1.8 pts
100Eritrea34+17.8 pts
101Sri Lanka33.5-0.5 pts
102Botswana33.2+0.3 pts
103Guatemala33.1+1 pts
104Guyana32+3.2 pts
105Nicaragua31.9+3.1 pts
106Maldives31.2-3.9 pts
107Brunei31.2+3.2 pts
108Tonga30.60 pts
109Jamaica29.8+0.8 pts
110Solomon Islands29.3+9.6 pts
111Ecuador28.6+0.1 pts
112Kenya28.3+1.9 pts
113Mexico27.9+2.9 pts
114Suriname27.8+3.6 pts
115Venezuela27.5+3.6 pts
116Togo27.2+5.4 pts
117Trinidad and Tobago26.6-0.3 pts
118Senegal26.3+1.9 pts
119Mozambique26.3+3.8 pts
120Egypt26.2-1.2 pts
121Papua New Guinea25.1+2.2 pts
122Uruguay24.4+2.2 pts
123Palestine24.1+0.1 pts
124Dominican Republic23.4+0.9 pts
125Belarus22.9+1.1 pts
126Djibouti22.1-6.8 pts
127Eswatini21.5+1.7 pts
128Seychelles21.4+0.5 pts
129Burkina Faso20.8+4.2 pts
130Lesotho19.9+1.4 pts
131Micronesia19.9+0.3 pts
132Burundi19.4-0.9 pts
133Zimbabwe18.7-1.4 pts
134Tajikistan18.5+3.9 pts
135Mauritania18.3+1.6 pts
136Mali17.6+1.1 pts
137Benin16.5+0.8 pts
138Rwanda16.4+0.5 pts
139Zambia15.8-0 pts
140Argentina15.7+0.5 pts
141Kyrgyzstan15.7+2.3 pts
142Ghana15.3-2.8 pts
143Algeria15.1+2.2 pts
144Gabon15+3.7 pts
145Pakistan14.4-0.8 pts
146Côte d’Ivoire14.3+0.6 pts
147Libya13.7+4.4 pts
148Central African Republic13.6+2.8 pts
149Timor-Leste13-0.8 pts
150Cameroon13+0.5 pts
151Myanmar12.8+3.5 pts
152Comoros12.8+0.7 pts
153Tanzania12.5-0.3 pts
154Uganda12.2+0.1 pts
155Guinea-Bissau12-0.2 pts
156Liberia11.8+1.8 pts
157Nigeria11.5+0.9 pts
158Madagascar11.1+1 pts
159Haiti10.8-0.1 pts
160Sudan10.5-1.4 pts
161Niger10.5+0.5 pts
162Gambia10-0.1 pts
163Republic of the Congo8.9+1.5 pts
164Malawi8.6-1.5 pts
165Uzbekistan8.3n/a
166Guinea7.3+1.4 pts
167Equatorial Guinea6.9+2 pts
168Iraq6.3+0.4 pts
169Yemen5.6+1 pts
170Democratic Republic of the Congo4.9+0.2 pts
171Chad4.4+0.4 pts
172Afghanistan4.3-0.2 pts
173Sierra Leone3.1-0.3 pts
174South Sudan1.10 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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