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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 2015, at 243.4% of GDP. South Sudan had the lowest, at 2.3% of GDP. The median was 45.8% of GDP and the figure for the World was 123% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest243.4Cyprus
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Map of countries, 2015

Afghanistan: 4 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 48.6 % of GDPAlbania: 36.9 % of GDPArmenia: 45.6 % of GDPAngola: 22.3 % of GDPArgentina: 14.4 % of GDPAustria: 86.4 % of GDPAustralia: 135.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 58 % of GDPBangladesh: 44.4 % of GDPBelgium: 60.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 25 % of GDPBulgaria: 54.8 % of GDPBurundi: 18.1 % of GDPBenin: 16.7 % of GDPBrunei: 41.4 % of GDPBolivia: 51.4 % of GDPBrazil: 66.8 % of GDPBahamas: 54.1 % of GDPBhutan: 42.5 % of GDPBotswana: 36 % of GDPBelarus: 27.9 % of GDPBelize: 45.9 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 5.9 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 11.7 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 15.2 % of GDPSwitzerland: 150.8 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 16.7 % of GDPChile: 108.7 % of GDPCameroon: 14.2 % of GDPChina: 149.6 % of GDPColombia: 46.9 % of GDPCosta Rica: 55.1 % of GDPCape Verde: 56.4 % of GDPCyprus: 243.4 % of GDPCzechia: 49.3 % of GDPGermany: 76.6 % of GDPDjibouti: 21.7 % of GDPDenmark: 170.5 % of GDPDominican Republic: 26 % of GDPAlgeria: 19.2 % of GDPEcuador: 29.9 % of GDPEstonia: 67.7 % of GDPEgypt: 26.3 % of GDPSpain: 118.2 % of GDPFinland: 95 % of GDPFiji: 78.8 % of GDPFrance: 94.9 % of GDPGabon: 14.5 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 130.1 % of GDPGeorgia: 48.2 % of GDPGhana: 17.9 % of GDPGuinea: 11.8 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 12.5 % of GDPGreece: 113.4 % of GDPGuatemala: 35.3 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 7.8 % of GDPGuyana: 36.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 207.9 % of GDPHonduras: 54.6 % of GDPCroatia: 63.2 % of GDPHaiti: 10.8 % of GDPHungary: 35.1 % of GDPIndonesia: 39.1 % of GDPIreland: 51.3 % of GDPIsrael: 65.9 % of GDPIndia: 51.9 % of GDPIraq: 9.9 % of GDPIran: 56.4 % of GDPIceland: 86.3 % of GDPItaly: 86.9 % of GDPJamaica: 28.5 % of GDPJordan: 60.7 % of GDPJapan: 159.3 % of GDPKenya: 36.7 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 22.8 % of GDPCambodia: 55.5 % of GDPSouth Korea: 125.9 % of GDPKuwait: 98.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 37.7 % of GDPLebanon: 100.6 % of GDPSri Lanka: 39.4 % of GDPLiberia: 12.7 % of GDPLesotho: 18.3 % of GDPLithuania: 41.5 % of GDPLuxembourg: 91.8 % of GDPLatvia: 50 % of GDPLibya: 21.5 % of GDPMorocco: 78.4 % of GDPMoldova: 28.9 % of GDPMontenegro: 50.9 % of GDPMadagascar: 12.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 52 % of GDPMali: 21 % of GDPMyanmar: 18.1 % of GDPMongolia: 54.5 % of GDPMauritania: 21.1 % of GDPMauritius: 98.7 % of GDPMalawi: 9.2 % of GDPMexico: 30.8 % of GDPMalaysia: 123.1 % of GDPMozambique: 32.1 % of GDPNamibia: 65.6 % of GDPNiger: 11.3 % of GDPNigeria: 13.1 % of GDPNicaragua: 36.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 110.1 % of GDPNorway: 133.5 % of GDPNepal: 56.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 152.2 % of GDPOman: 58.2 % of GDPPanama: 82.9 % of GDPPeru: 43.9 % of GDPPapua New Guinea: 22.6 % of GDPPhilippines: 39.9 % of GDPPakistan: 13.9 % of GDPPoland: 53.3 % of GDPPalestine: 32.6 % of GDPPortugal: 120 % of GDPParaguay: 43.3 % of GDPQatar: 70.8 % of GDPRomania: 29.9 % of GDPSerbia: 39 % of GDPRussia: 56 % of GDPRwanda: 21.2 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 52.8 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 33 % of GDPSudan: 8.1 % of GDPSweden: 127.5 % of GDPSingapore: 122.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 50.3 % of GDPSlovakia: 52.3 % of GDPSierra Leone: 3.3 % of GDPSenegal: 27.3 % of GDPSuriname: 33.7 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 2.3 % of GDPEl Salvador: 54.1 % of GDPEswatini: 21.3 % of GDPChad: 6.3 % of GDPTogo: 29.2 % of GDPThailand: 149.4 % of GDPTajikistan: 21.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 13.3 % of GDPTunisia: 60.1 % of GDPTürkiye: 66.4 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 32.6 % of GDPTanzania: 14.6 % of GDPUkraine: 56.7 % of GDPUganda: 13.8 % of GDPUnited States: 183.6 % of GDPUruguay: 27.8 % of GDPUzbekistan: 9.1 % of GDPVietnam: 90.4 % of GDPVanuatu: 62 % of GDPSamoa: 72.1 % of GDPSouth Africa: 127.2 % of GDPZambia: 19.8 % of GDPZimbabwe: 18.3 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2015. 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, 2015

Cyprus: 243.4 % of GDPCyprus243.4Hong Kong: 207.9 % of GDPHong Kong207.9United States: 183.6 % of GDPUnited States183.6Denmark: 170.5 % of GDPDenmark170.5Japan: 159.3 % of GDPJapan159.3New Zealand: 152.2 % of GDPNew Zealand152.2Switzerland: 150.8 % of GDPSwitzerland150.8China: 149.6 % of GDPChina149.6Thailand: 149.4 % of GDPThailand149.4Australia: 135.8 % of GDPAustralia135.8Norway: 133.5 % of GDPNorway133.5United Kingdom: 130.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom130.1Sweden: 127.5 % of GDPSweden127.5South Africa: 127.2 % of GDPSouth Africa127.2South Korea: 125.9 % of GDPSouth Korea125.9Malaysia: 123.1 % of GDPMalaysia123.1Singapore: 122.4 % of GDPSingapore122.4Portugal: 120 % of GDPPortugal120Spain: 118.2 % of GDPSpain118.2Greece: 113.4 % of GDPGreece113.4Netherlands: 110.1 % of GDPNetherlands110.1Chile: 108.7 % of GDPChile108.7Macao: 108.5 % of GDPMacao108.5Lebanon: 100.6 % of GDPLebanon100.6Mauritius: 98.7 % of GDPMauritius98.7Kuwait: 98.5 % of GDPKuwait98.5Finland: 95 % of GDPFinland95France: 94.9 % of GDPFrance94.9Luxembourg: 91.8 % of GDPLuxembourg91.8Vietnam: 90.4 % of GDPVietnam90.4Italy: 86.9 % of GDPItaly86.9Austria: 86.4 % of GDPAustria86.4Iceland: 86.3 % of GDPIceland86.3Malta: 83.4 % of GDPMalta83.4Panama: 82.9 % of GDPPanama82.9Fiji: 78.8 % of GDPFiji78.8Morocco: 78.4 % of GDPMorocco78.4Germany: 76.6 % of GDPGermany76.6Samoa: 72.1 % of GDPSamoa72.1Saint Lucia: 70.9 % of GDPSaint Lucia70.9Cyprus: 243.4 % of GDPCyprus243.4Hong Kong: 207.9 % of GDPHong Kong207.9United States: 183.6 % of GDPUnited States183.6Denmark: 170.5 % of GDPDenmark170.5Japan: 159.3 % of GDPJapan159.3New Zealand: 152.2 % of GDPNew Zealand152.2Switzerland: 150.8 % of GDPSwitzerland150.8China: 149.6 % of GDPChina149.6Thailand: 149.4 % of GDPThailand149.4Australia: 135.8 % of GDPAustralia135.8Norway: 133.5 % of GDPNorway133.5United Kingdom: 130.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom130.1Sweden: 127.5 % of GDPSweden127.5South Africa: 127.2 % of GDPSouth Africa127.2South Korea: 125.9 % of GDPSouth Korea125.9Malaysia: 123.1 % of GDPMalaysia123.1Singapore: 122.4 % of GDPSingapore122.4Portugal: 120 % of GDPPortugal120Spain: 118.2 % of GDPSpain118.2Greece: 113.4 % of GDPGreece113.4Netherlands: 110.1 % of GDPNetherlands110.1Chile: 108.7 % of GDPChile108.7Macao: 108.5 % of GDPMacao108.5Lebanon: 100.6 % of GDPLebanon100.6Mauritius: 98.7 % of GDPMauritius98.7Kuwait: 98.5 % of GDPKuwait98.5Finland: 95 % of GDPFinland95France: 94.9 % of GDPFrance94.9Luxembourg: 91.8 % of GDPLuxembourg91.8Vietnam: 90.4 % of GDPVietnam90.4Italy: 86.9 % of GDPItaly86.9Austria: 86.4 % of GDPAustria86.4Iceland: 86.3 % of GDPIceland86.3Malta: 83.4 % of GDPMalta83.4Panama: 82.9 % of GDPPanama82.9Fiji: 78.8 % of GDPFiji78.8Morocco: 78.4 % of GDPMorocco78.4Germany: 76.6 % of GDPGermany76.6Samoa: 72.1 % of GDPSamoa72.1Saint Lucia: 70.9 % of GDPSaint Lucia70.9
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2015
% of GDP		Change on 2014
1Cyprus243.4-8.4 pts
2Hong Kong207.9-25.3 pts
3United States183.6-1.2 pts
4Denmark170.5-2.9 pts
5Japan159.3-1.5 pts
6New Zealand152.2+3.3 pts
7Switzerland150.8-11 pts
8China149.6+12 pts
9Thailand149.4+3.8 pts
10Australia135.8+7.9 pts
11Norway133.5+8.8 pts
12United Kingdom130.1-4.5 pts
13Sweden127.5-2.8 pts
14South Africa127.2-1.6 pts
15South Korea125.9+0.4 pts
16Malaysia123.1+2.5 pts
17Singapore122.4-5.7 pts
18Portugal120-9.6 pts
19Spain118.2-11.1 pts
20Greece113.4-4.5 pts
21Netherlands110.1-5.1 pts
22Chile108.7+1.4 pts
23Macao108.5+31.2 pts
24Lebanon100.6+2.3 pts
25Mauritius98.7+3.2 pts
26Kuwait98.5+30.9 pts
27Finland95+1.6 pts
28France94.9+1 pts
29Luxembourg91.8+5.5 pts
30Vietnam90.4+10.4 pts
31Italy86.9-1.3 pts
32Austria86.4-1.9 pts
33Iceland86.3-6.9 pts
34Malta83.4-11.1 pts
35Panama82.9+2.1 pts
36Fiji78.8+6.2 pts
37Morocco78.4-5.1 pts
38Germany76.6-1.2 pts
39Samoa72.1-0.7 pts
40Saint Lucia70.9-8.5 pts
41Qatar70.8+24.7 pts
42Bahrain70.6+9.2 pts
43Barbados68.7+0.9 pts
44Estonia67.7+1.5 pts
45Brazil66.8+0.8 pts
46Türkiye66.4+3.2 pts
47Israel65.9+0.8 pts
48Namibia65.6n/a
49Croatia63.2-3.6 pts
50Vanuatu62-4.5 pts
51Belgium60.8+3.2 pts
52Jordan60.7+0.1 pts
53Tunisia60.1+0.3 pts
54Oman58.2+17.2 pts
55Bosnia and Herzegovina58-2.2 pts
56Grenada57.3-7.9 pts
57Nepal56.9+2.4 pts
58Ukraine56.7-18.6 pts
59Aruba56.6-3.6 pts
60Cape Verde56.4-1.2 pts
61Iran56.4+7.4 pts
62Russia56+1.1 pts
63Cambodia55.5+8 pts
64Costa Rica55.1+2 pts
65Bulgaria54.8-4.4 pts
66Honduras54.6-0.5 pts
67Mongolia54.5-4.8 pts
68El Salvador54.1+0.8 pts
69Bahamas54.1-4 pts
70Saint Kitts and Nevis53.9+1.5 pts
71Poland53.3+0.7 pts
72Saudi Arabia52.8+10.2 pts
73Slovakia52.3+2.8 pts
74North Macedonia52+1.5 pts
75India51.9-0 pts
76Bolivia51.4+7.7 pts
77Ireland51.3-27.1 pts
78Montenegro50.9-1.2 pts
79Slovenia50.3-4.7 pts
80Latvia50-3.2 pts
81Saint Vincent and the Grenadines49.5+0.2 pts
82Czechia49.3+0.2 pts
83Antigua and Barbuda48.6-7.4 pts
84Georgia48.2+3.3 pts
85Dominica47.6-1.2 pts
86Colombia46.9+4.5 pts
87Belize45.9+1.2 pts
88Armenia45.6-3.3 pts
89Bangladesh44.4+0.7 pts
90Peru43.9+3 pts
91Paraguay43.3+5.2 pts
92Bhutan42.5+1.4 pts
93Lithuania41.5+0.4 pts
94Brunei41.4+8.2 pts
95Philippines39.9+2.3 pts
96Sri Lanka39.4+4.9 pts
97Indonesia39.1+2.7 pts
98Serbia39-0.1 pts
99Kazakhstan37.7n/a
100Albania36.9-2.2 pts
101Nicaragua36.9+3 pts
102Kenya36.7+2.2 pts
103Guyana36.5-0.2 pts
104Botswana36+3.4 pts
105Guatemala35.3+1.8 pts
106Hungary35.1-7.4 pts
107Tonga34+2.5 pts
108Suriname33.7+4 pts
109São Tomé and Príncipe33.3+0.5 pts
110Solomon Islands33+1.4 pts
111Palestine32.6+5.3 pts
112Trinidad and Tobago32.6+4.9 pts
113Mozambique32.1+1.9 pts
114Mexico30.8+2.6 pts
115Ecuador29.9+0.7 pts
116Romania29.9-1.2 pts
117Togo29.2+3.7 pts
118Maldives29.1+0.1 pts
119Moldova28.9-2.5 pts
120Jamaica28.5-0.8 pts
121Belarus27.9+4.3 pts
122Uruguay27.8+2.6 pts
123Senegal27.3-0 pts
124Egypt26.3+0.7 pts
125Dominican Republic26+0.8 pts
126Burkina Faso25+1.6 pts
127Seychelles24.3-0 pts
128Micronesia23.2+1.8 pts
129Kyrgyzstan22.8+2.8 pts
130Papua New Guinea22.6-0.1 pts
131Angola22.3n/a
132Djibouti21.7-0.4 pts
133Tajikistan21.6-0.2 pts
134Libya21.5+2.2 pts
135Eswatini21.3-0.6 pts
136Rwanda21.2+3.4 pts
137Mauritania21.1+1.6 pts
138Mali21+2.5 pts
139Zambia19.8+2.7 pts
140Algeria19.2+2.8 pts
141Zimbabwe18.3-0.9 pts
142Lesotho18.3-1.1 pts
143Myanmar18.1+2.6 pts
144Burundi18.1-1.2 pts
145Ghana17.9+1.4 pts
146Côte d’Ivoire16.7+2.1 pts
147Benin16.7-0 pts
148Comoros15.8+2.2 pts
149Republic of the Congo15.2+4.1 pts
150Tanzania14.6+1.3 pts
151Gabon14.5-0 pts
152Argentina14.4+0.6 pts
153Cameroon14.2+0.5 pts
154Pakistan13.9-0.2 pts
155Uganda13.8+0.9 pts
156Timor-Leste13.3+0.1 pts
157Nigeria13.1-0.2 pts
158Liberia12.7+1.3 pts
159Equatorial Guinea12.5+4.4 pts
160Madagascar12.3+0.6 pts
161Guinea11.8+1.9 pts
162Central African Republic11.7-1.1 pts
163Niger11.3+0.6 pts
164Haiti10.8-0.6 pts
165Iraq9.9+3.1 pts
166Malawi9.2+1.3 pts
167Uzbekistan9.1+0.2 pts
168Sudan8.1-0 pts
169Guinea-Bissau7.8-5.7 pts
170Chad6.3+0.3 pts
171Democratic Republic of the Congo5.9+0.6 pts
172Afghanistan40 pts
173Sierra Leone3.3+0.2 pts
174South Sudan2.3+0.5 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 2015 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Which country has the highest domestic credit to the private sector?

Cyprus, with 243.4% of GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest domestic credit to the private sector?

South Sudan, with 2.3% of GDP in 2015.

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