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Countries by domestic credit to the private sector

Cyprus had the highest domestic credit to the private sector of 173 countries in 2014, at 251.8% of GDP. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.8% of GDP. The median was 42.6% of GDP and the figure for the World was 118.8% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest251.8Cyprus
Lowest1.8South Sudan
Median42.6173 countries
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Map of countries, 2014

Afghanistan: 3.9 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 56 % of GDPAlbania: 39.1 % of GDPArmenia: 48.9 % of GDPArgentina: 13.8 % of GDPAustria: 88.4 % of GDPAustralia: 127.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 60.2 % of GDPBangladesh: 43.7 % of GDPBelgium: 57.6 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 23.4 % of GDPBulgaria: 59.2 % of GDPBurundi: 19.3 % of GDPBenin: 16.7 % of GDPBrunei: 33.2 % of GDPBolivia: 43.7 % of GDPBrazil: 66 % of GDPBahamas: 58.1 % of GDPBhutan: 41.1 % of GDPBotswana: 32.6 % of GDPBelarus: 23.6 % of GDPBelize: 44.7 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 5.4 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 12.8 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 11.2 % of GDPSwitzerland: 161.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 14.7 % of GDPChile: 107.3 % of GDPCameroon: 13.7 % of GDPChina: 137.6 % of GDPColombia: 42.4 % of GDPCosta Rica: 53.1 % of GDPCape Verde: 57.7 % of GDPCyprus: 251.8 % of GDPCzechia: 49.1 % of GDPGermany: 77.8 % of GDPDjibouti: 22.1 % of GDPDenmark: 173.4 % of GDPDominican Republic: 25.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 16.4 % of GDPEcuador: 29.2 % of GDPEstonia: 66.2 % of GDPEgypt: 25.6 % of GDPEritrea: 53.2 % of GDPSpain: 129.4 % of GDPFinland: 93.4 % of GDPFiji: 72.6 % of GDPFrance: 93.9 % of GDPGabon: 14.5 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 134.6 % of GDPGeorgia: 44.9 % of GDPGhana: 16.5 % of GDPGambia: 8.8 % of GDPGuinea: 9.9 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 8.1 % of GDPGreece: 117.9 % of GDPGuatemala: 33.5 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 13.4 % of GDPGuyana: 36.7 % of GDPHong Kong: 233.2 % of GDPHonduras: 55.1 % of GDPCroatia: 66.7 % of GDPHaiti: 11.4 % of GDPHungary: 42.5 % of GDPIndonesia: 36.4 % of GDPIreland: 78.4 % of GDPIsrael: 65.1 % of GDPIndia: 51.9 % of GDPIraq: 6.8 % of GDPIran: 49 % of GDPIceland: 93.3 % of GDPItaly: 88.2 % of GDPJamaica: 29.3 % of GDPJordan: 60.6 % of GDPJapan: 160.9 % of GDPKenya: 34.5 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 20.1 % of GDPCambodia: 47.5 % of GDPSouth Korea: 125.5 % of GDPKuwait: 67.6 % of GDPLebanon: 98.2 % of GDPSri Lanka: 34.5 % of GDPLiberia: 11.4 % of GDPLesotho: 19.3 % of GDPLithuania: 41 % of GDPLuxembourg: 86.3 % of GDPLatvia: 53.2 % of GDPLibya: 19.3 % of GDPMorocco: 83.5 % of GDPMoldova: 31.4 % of GDPMontenegro: 52.2 % of GDPMadagascar: 11.7 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 50.5 % of GDPMali: 18.6 % of GDPMyanmar: 15.6 % of GDPMongolia: 59.3 % of GDPMauritania: 19.5 % of GDPMauritius: 95.6 % of GDPMalawi: 7.8 % of GDPMexico: 28.2 % of GDPMalaysia: 120.6 % of GDPMozambique: 30.2 % of GDPNiger: 10.7 % of GDPNigeria: 13.3 % of GDPNicaragua: 33.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 115.2 % of GDPNorway: 124.7 % of GDPNepal: 54.5 % of GDPNew Zealand: 148.9 % of GDPOman: 41 % of GDPPanama: 80.9 % of GDPPeru: 40.9 % of GDPPapua New Guinea: 22.6 % of GDPPhilippines: 37.6 % of GDPPakistan: 14 % of GDPPoland: 52.6 % of GDPPalestine: 27.3 % of GDPPortugal: 129.7 % of GDPParaguay: 38.1 % of GDPQatar: 46.1 % of GDPRomania: 31.1 % of GDPSerbia: 39.1 % of GDPRussia: 54.8 % of GDPRwanda: 17.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 42.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 31.6 % of GDPSudan: 8.2 % of GDPSweden: 130.3 % of GDPSingapore: 128.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 55 % of GDPSlovakia: 49.5 % of GDPSierra Leone: 3.2 % of GDPSenegal: 27.3 % of GDPSuriname: 29.7 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 1.8 % of GDPEl Salvador: 53.3 % of GDPEswatini: 21.8 % of GDPChad: 6 % of GDPTogo: 25.5 % of GDPThailand: 145.6 % of GDPTajikistan: 21.8 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 13.2 % of GDPTunisia: 59.8 % of GDPTürkiye: 63.2 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 27.7 % of GDPTanzania: 13.3 % of GDPUkraine: 75.2 % of GDPUganda: 12.9 % of GDPUnited States: 184.8 % of GDPUruguay: 25.2 % of GDPUzbekistan: 8.9 % of GDPVietnam: 80 % of GDPVanuatu: 66.5 % of GDPSamoa: 72.9 % of GDPSouth Africa: 128.8 % of GDPZambia: 17.1 % of GDPZimbabwe: 19.2 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2014. 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, 2014

Cyprus: 251.8 % of GDPCyprus251.8Hong Kong: 233.2 % of GDPHong Kong233.2United States: 184.8 % of GDPUnited States184.8Denmark: 173.4 % of GDPDenmark173.4Switzerland: 161.9 % of GDPSwitzerland161.9Japan: 160.9 % of GDPJapan160.9New Zealand: 148.9 % of GDPNew Zealand148.9Thailand: 145.6 % of GDPThailand145.6China: 137.6 % of GDPChina137.6United Kingdom: 134.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom134.6Sweden: 130.3 % of GDPSweden130.3Portugal: 129.7 % of GDPPortugal129.7Spain: 129.4 % of GDPSpain129.4South Africa: 128.8 % of GDPSouth Africa128.8Singapore: 128.1 % of GDPSingapore128.1Australia: 127.9 % of GDPAustralia127.9South Korea: 125.5 % of GDPSouth Korea125.5Norway: 124.7 % of GDPNorway124.7Malaysia: 120.6 % of GDPMalaysia120.6Greece: 117.9 % of GDPGreece117.9Netherlands: 115.2 % of GDPNetherlands115.2Chile: 107.3 % of GDPChile107.3Lebanon: 98.2 % of GDPLebanon98.2Mauritius: 95.6 % of GDPMauritius95.6Malta: 94.5 % of GDPMalta94.5France: 93.9 % of GDPFrance93.9Finland: 93.4 % of GDPFinland93.4Iceland: 93.3 % of GDPIceland93.3Austria: 88.4 % of GDPAustria88.4Italy: 88.2 % of GDPItaly88.2Luxembourg: 86.3 % of GDPLuxembourg86.3Morocco: 83.5 % of GDPMorocco83.5Panama: 80.9 % of GDPPanama80.9Vietnam: 80 % of GDPVietnam80Saint Lucia: 79.4 % of GDPSaint Lucia79.4Ireland: 78.4 % of GDPIreland78.4Germany: 77.8 % of GDPGermany77.8Macao: 77.3 % of GDPMacao77.3Ukraine: 75.2 % of GDPUkraine75.2Samoa: 72.9 % of GDPSamoa72.9Cyprus: 251.8 % of GDPCyprus251.8Hong Kong: 233.2 % of GDPHong Kong233.2United States: 184.8 % of GDPUnited States184.8Denmark: 173.4 % of GDPDenmark173.4Switzerland: 161.9 % of GDPSwitzerland161.9Japan: 160.9 % of GDPJapan160.9New Zealand: 148.9 % of GDPNew Zealand148.9Thailand: 145.6 % of GDPThailand145.6China: 137.6 % of GDPChina137.6United Kingdom: 134.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom134.6Sweden: 130.3 % of GDPSweden130.3Portugal: 129.7 % of GDPPortugal129.7Spain: 129.4 % of GDPSpain129.4South Africa: 128.8 % of GDPSouth Africa128.8Singapore: 128.1 % of GDPSingapore128.1Australia: 127.9 % of GDPAustralia127.9South Korea: 125.5 % of GDPSouth Korea125.5Norway: 124.7 % of GDPNorway124.7Malaysia: 120.6 % of GDPMalaysia120.6Greece: 117.9 % of GDPGreece117.9Netherlands: 115.2 % of GDPNetherlands115.2Chile: 107.3 % of GDPChile107.3Lebanon: 98.2 % of GDPLebanon98.2Mauritius: 95.6 % of GDPMauritius95.6Malta: 94.5 % of GDPMalta94.5France: 93.9 % of GDPFrance93.9Finland: 93.4 % of GDPFinland93.4Iceland: 93.3 % of GDPIceland93.3Austria: 88.4 % of GDPAustria88.4Italy: 88.2 % of GDPItaly88.2Luxembourg: 86.3 % of GDPLuxembourg86.3Morocco: 83.5 % of GDPMorocco83.5Panama: 80.9 % of GDPPanama80.9Vietnam: 80 % of GDPVietnam80Saint Lucia: 79.4 % of GDPSaint Lucia79.4Ireland: 78.4 % of GDPIreland78.4Germany: 77.8 % of GDPGermany77.8Macao: 77.3 % of GDPMacao77.3Ukraine: 75.2 % of GDPUkraine75.2Samoa: 72.9 % of GDPSamoa72.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014
% of GDP		Change on 2013
1Cyprus251.8-2.8 pts
2Hong Kong233.2+15.1 pts
3United States184.8+0.6 pts
4Denmark173.4-3.1 pts
5Switzerland161.9+0.7 pts
6Japan160.9-0.4 pts
7New Zealand148.9n/a
8Thailand145.6+3.2 pts
9China137.6+5.7 pts
10United Kingdom134.6-14.3 pts
11Sweden130.3-0.7 pts
12Portugal129.7-13.3 pts
13Spain129.4-16.4 pts
14South Africa128.8+1.8 pts
15Singapore128.1+4.1 pts
16Australia127.9+3.7 pts
17South Korea125.5+2.7 pts
18Norway124.7+3.8 pts
19Malaysia120.6+0.7 pts
20Greece117.9-1.9 pts
21Netherlands115.2+2.2 pts
22Chile107.3+3.1 pts
23Lebanon98.2+4.9 pts
24Mauritius95.6-8.1 pts
25Malta94.5-5.4 pts
26France93.9-2 pts
27Finland93.4+0.1 pts
28Iceland93.3-13.1 pts
29Austria88.4-5 pts
30Italy88.2-2.2 pts
31Luxembourg86.3-0.4 pts
32Morocco83.5-0.1 pts
33Panama80.9+15.4 pts
34Vietnam80+2.4 pts
35Saint Lucia79.4-10 pts
36Ireland78.4-24 pts
37Germany77.8-2.9 pts
38Macao77.3+14.8 pts
39Ukraine75.2+4.5 pts
40Samoa72.9+5 pts
41Fiji72.6-2.3 pts
42Barbados67.7-1.1 pts
43Kuwait67.6+7.9 pts
44Croatia66.7-1.2 pts
45Vanuatu66.5+2.7 pts
46Estonia66.2-2.3 pts
47Brazil66+1.8 pts
48Grenada65.2-9.1 pts
49Israel65.1+0.3 pts
50Türkiye63.2+3.3 pts
51Bahrain61.3-5.7 pts
52Jordan60.6-3.6 pts
53Aruba60.2+1.1 pts
54Bosnia and Herzegovina60.2-0.6 pts
55Tunisia59.8+1.8 pts
56Mongolia59.3-0.6 pts
57Bulgaria59.2-7 pts
58Bahamas58.1-4.1 pts
59Cape Verde57.7-0.9 pts
60Belgium57.6+1.5 pts
61Antigua and Barbuda56-5.2 pts
62Honduras55.1+0.4 pts
63Slovenia55-11.1 pts
64Russia54.8+6.8 pts
65Nepal54.5+4 pts
66El Salvador53.3+1.8 pts
67Eritrea53.2+19.3 pts
68Latvia53.2-7.1 pts
69Costa Rica53.1+3.4 pts
70Poland52.6+1 pts
71Saint Kitts and Nevis52.4-3 pts
72Montenegro52.2-2.1 pts
73India51.9-0.5 pts
74North Macedonia50.5+2.9 pts
75Slovakia49.5+1.8 pts
76Saint Vincent and the Grenadines49.3-0.5 pts
77Czechia49.1-1.2 pts
78Iran49+4.4 pts
79Armenia48.9+6.5 pts
80Dominica48.8-3.8 pts
81Cambodia47.5+7.5 pts
82Qatar46.1+6.1 pts
83Georgia44.9+5 pts
84Belize44.7-0.2 pts
85Bolivia43.7+2.8 pts
86Bangladesh43.7+1.9 pts
87Saudi Arabia42.6+3.5 pts
88Hungary42.5-3.6 pts
89Colombia42.4+2.9 pts
90Bhutan41.1-1.1 pts
91Lithuania41-2.2 pts
92Oman41+3.2 pts
93Peru40.9+3.2 pts
94Serbia39.1-0.2 pts
95Albania39.1-0.7 pts
96Paraguay38.1+3.8 pts
97Philippines37.6+3.2 pts
98Guyana36.7+4.7 pts
99Indonesia36.4+0.4 pts
100Kenya34.5+6.2 pts
101Sri Lanka34.5+1 pts
102Nicaragua33.9+2 pts
103Guatemala33.5+0.4 pts
104Brunei33.2+2 pts
105São Tomé and Príncipe32.7-3.6 pts
106Botswana32.6-0.6 pts
107Solomon Islands31.6+2.3 pts
108Tonga31.5+0.9 pts
109Moldova31.4-4.3 pts
110Romania31.1-3.1 pts
111Mozambique30.2+3.9 pts
112Suriname29.7+1.9 pts
113Jamaica29.3-0.4 pts
114Ecuador29.2+0.7 pts
115Maldives29-2.3 pts
116Mexico28.2+0.3 pts
117Trinidad and Tobago27.7+1.1 pts
118Palestine27.3+3.2 pts
119Senegal27.3+1 pts
120Egypt25.6-0.6 pts
121Togo25.5-1.8 pts
122Dominican Republic25.3+1.8 pts
123Uruguay25.2+0.8 pts
124Seychelles24.4+3 pts
125Belarus23.6+0.7 pts
126Burkina Faso23.4+2.6 pts
127Papua New Guinea22.6-2.5 pts
128Djibouti22.1-0 pts
129Eswatini21.8+0.4 pts
130Tajikistan21.8+3.2 pts
131Micronesia21.4+1.5 pts
132Kyrgyzstan20.1+4.4 pts
133Mauritania19.5+1.2 pts
134Lesotho19.3-0.6 pts
135Libya19.3+5.6 pts
136Burundi19.3-0.1 pts
137Zimbabwe19.2+0.5 pts
138Mali18.6+1 pts
139Rwanda17.9+1.4 pts
140Zambia17.1+1.3 pts
141Benin16.7+0.3 pts
142Ghana16.5+1.2 pts
143Algeria16.4+1.4 pts
144Myanmar15.6+2.7 pts
145Côte d’Ivoire14.7+0.4 pts
146Gabon14.5-0.5 pts
147Pakistan14-0.4 pts
148Argentina13.8-1.9 pts
149Cameroon13.7+0.8 pts
150Comoros13.6+0.8 pts
151Guinea-Bissau13.4+1.4 pts
152Tanzania13.3+0.8 pts
153Nigeria13.3+1.8 pts
154Timor-Leste13.2+0.2 pts
155Uganda12.9+0.7 pts
156Central African Republic12.8-0.8 pts
157Madagascar11.7+0.6 pts
158Liberia11.4-0.4 pts
159Haiti11.4+0.7 pts
160Republic of the Congo11.2+2.3 pts
161Niger10.7+0.2 pts
162Guinea9.9+2.6 pts
163Uzbekistan8.9+0.6 pts
164Gambia8.8-1.1 pts
165Sudan8.2-2.4 pts
166Equatorial Guinea8.1+1.2 pts
167Malawi7.8-0.7 pts
168Iraq6.8+0.5 pts
169Chad6+1.6 pts
170Democratic Republic of the Congo5.4+0.4 pts
171Afghanistan3.9-0.4 pts
172Sierra Leone3.2+0.1 pts
173South Sudan1.8+0.7 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. 12 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Cyprus, with 251.8% of GDP in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.8% of GDP in 2014.

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