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Countries by domestic credit to the private sector

Hong Kong had the highest domestic credit to the private sector of 173 countries in 2017, at 223.4% of GDP. South Sudan had the lowest, at 1.7% of GDP. The median was 42.7% of GDP and the figure for the World was 125.7% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest223.4Hong Kong
Lowest1.7South Sudan
Median42.7173 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 78.1 % of GDPAfghanistan: 3.8 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 44.2 % of GDPAlbania: 34.1 % of GDPArmenia: 51.5 % of GDPAngola: 14.6 % of GDPArgentina: 16 % of GDPAustria: 84.7 % of GDPAustralia: 140.1 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 22.1 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 57.5 % of GDPBangladesh: 40.4 % of GDPBelgium: 65.3 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 27.4 % of GDPBulgaria: 49.8 % of GDPBurundi: 14.9 % of GDPBenin: 16.6 % of GDPBrunei: 39.5 % of GDPBolivia: 47.9 % of GDPBrazil: 59.5 % of GDPBhutan: 48.3 % of GDPBotswana: 34 % of GDPBelarus: 26.2 % of GDPBelize: 44.4 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 5.5 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 11.2 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 15.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 155.4 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 19.3 % of GDPChile: 111.9 % of GDPCameroon: 14.1 % of GDPChina: 152.1 % of GDPColombia: 49.8 % of GDPCosta Rica: 59.7 % of GDPCape Verde: 55.4 % of GDPCyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCzechia: 50.2 % of GDPGermany: 76.1 % of GDPDjibouti: 21.2 % of GDPDenmark: 162.1 % of GDPDominican Republic: 27.6 % of GDPAlgeria: 21.9 % of GDPEcuador: 34.2 % of GDPEstonia: 62.9 % of GDPEgypt: 27.1 % of GDPSpain: 105.2 % of GDPFinland: 94 % of GDPFiji: 86.2 % of GDPFrance: 101.6 % of GDPGabon: 10.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 132.3 % of GDPGeorgia: 55.1 % of GDPGhana: 16.1 % of GDPGambia: 6.1 % of GDPGuinea: 9.1 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 14.1 % of GDPGreece: 100.6 % of GDPGuatemala: 35.2 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 11.7 % of GDPGuyana: 34.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 223.4 % of GDPHonduras: 57.8 % of GDPCroatia: 56 % of GDPHaiti: 9.8 % of GDPHungary: 32.4 % of GDPIndonesia: 38.7 % of GDPIreland: 42.6 % of GDPIsrael: 64.8 % of GDPIndia: 38.2 % of GDPIraq: 9.5 % of GDPIceland: 85.7 % of GDPItaly: 80.4 % of GDPJamaica: 38.2 % of GDPJordan: 68.1 % of GDPJapan: 165.4 % of GDPKenya: 33.2 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 21.4 % of GDPCambodia: 65.5 % of GDPSouth Korea: 129.5 % of GDPKuwait: 98.7 % of GDPKazakhstan: 29.2 % of GDPLebanon: 106.6 % of GDPSri Lanka: 43.9 % of GDPLiberia: 16.8 % of GDPLesotho: 20 % of GDPLithuania: 41 % of GDPLuxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLatvia: 43.7 % of GDPLibya: 14.8 % of GDPMorocco: 80.2 % of GDPMoldova: 23.1 % of GDPMontenegro: 49.5 % of GDPMadagascar: 12.7 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 49.9 % of GDPMali: 21.8 % of GDPMyanmar: 24.5 % of GDPMongolia: 52.8 % of GDPMauritania: 21.1 % of GDPMauritius: 97.7 % of GDPMalawi: 7.5 % of GDPMexico: 34.3 % of GDPMalaysia: 117.2 % of GDPMozambique: 24.5 % of GDPNamibia: 65.1 % of GDPNiger: 11.2 % of GDPNigeria: 12.9 % of GDPNicaragua: 42.7 % of GDPNetherlands: 109.3 % of GDPNorway: 140.4 % of GDPNepal: 69.2 % of GDPNew Zealand: 153.2 % of GDPOman: 65.9 % of GDPPanama: 84.4 % of GDPPeru: 42.4 % of GDPPapua New Guinea: 19.4 % of GDPPhilippines: 45.6 % of GDPPakistan: 15.3 % of GDPPoland: 52.3 % of GDPPalestine: 41.7 % of GDPPortugal: 102.9 % of GDPParaguay: 41.1 % of GDPQatar: 80.1 % of GDPRomania: 26.7 % of GDPSerbia: 38.7 % of GDPRussia: 52.1 % of GDPRwanda: 20.8 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 50.1 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 33.2 % of GDPSudan: 8.4 % of GDPSweden: 132.7 % of GDPSingapore: 120.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 45.5 % of GDPSlovakia: 59.9 % of GDPSierra Leone: 3.3 % of GDPSenegal: 29.7 % of GDPSuriname: 28.3 % of GDPSouth Sudan: 1.7 % of GDPEl Salvador: 56 % of GDPEswatini: 20.6 % of GDPChad: 9.1 % of GDPTogo: 29.6 % of GDPThailand: 144.6 % of GDPTajikistan: 13 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 16.4 % of GDPTunisia: 64.8 % of GDPTürkiye: 70.1 % of GDPTrinidad and Tobago: 37.5 % of GDPTanzania: 13.1 % of GDPUkraine: 38.3 % of GDPUganda: 13.5 % of GDPUnited States: 194.1 % of GDPUruguay: 23.9 % of GDPUzbekistan: 13.6 % of GDPVietnam: 104 % of GDPVanuatu: 56.8 % of GDPSamoa: 77.6 % of GDPSouth Africa: 127 % of GDPZambia: 14.9 % of GDPZimbabwe: 5.8 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2017. 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, 2017

Hong Kong: 223.4 % of GDPHong Kong223.4United States: 194.1 % of GDPUnited States194.1Cyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCyprus191.8Japan: 165.4 % of GDPJapan165.4Denmark: 162.1 % of GDPDenmark162.1Switzerland: 155.4 % of GDPSwitzerland155.4New Zealand: 153.2 % of GDPNew Zealand153.2China: 152.1 % of GDPChina152.1Thailand: 144.6 % of GDPThailand144.6Norway: 140.4 % of GDPNorway140.4Australia: 140.1 % of GDPAustralia140.1Sweden: 132.7 % of GDPSweden132.7United Kingdom: 132.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom132.3South Korea: 129.5 % of GDPSouth Korea129.5South Africa: 127 % of GDPSouth Africa127Singapore: 120.4 % of GDPSingapore120.4Malaysia: 117.2 % of GDPMalaysia117.2Macao: 113.6 % of GDPMacao113.6Chile: 111.9 % of GDPChile111.9Netherlands: 109.3 % of GDPNetherlands109.3Lebanon: 106.6 % of GDPLebanon106.6Spain: 105.2 % of GDPSpain105.2Vietnam: 104 % of GDPVietnam104Portugal: 102.9 % of GDPPortugal102.9France: 101.6 % of GDPFrance101.6Greece: 100.6 % of GDPGreece100.6Luxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLuxembourg100.5Kuwait: 98.7 % of GDPKuwait98.7Mauritius: 97.7 % of GDPMauritius97.7Finland: 94 % of GDPFinland94Fiji: 86.2 % of GDPFiji86.2Iceland: 85.7 % of GDPIceland85.7Austria: 84.7 % of GDPAustria84.7Panama: 84.4 % of GDPPanama84.4Italy: 80.4 % of GDPItaly80.4Morocco: 80.2 % of GDPMorocco80.2Qatar: 80.1 % of GDPQatar80.1United Arab Emirates: 78.1 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates78.1Samoa: 77.6 % of GDPSamoa77.6Germany: 76.1 % of GDPGermany76.1Hong Kong: 223.4 % of GDPHong Kong223.4United States: 194.1 % of GDPUnited States194.1Cyprus: 191.8 % of GDPCyprus191.8Japan: 165.4 % of GDPJapan165.4Denmark: 162.1 % of GDPDenmark162.1Switzerland: 155.4 % of GDPSwitzerland155.4New Zealand: 153.2 % of GDPNew Zealand153.2China: 152.1 % of GDPChina152.1Thailand: 144.6 % of GDPThailand144.6Norway: 140.4 % of GDPNorway140.4Australia: 140.1 % of GDPAustralia140.1Sweden: 132.7 % of GDPSweden132.7United Kingdom: 132.3 % of GDPUnited Kingdom132.3South Korea: 129.5 % of GDPSouth Korea129.5South Africa: 127 % of GDPSouth Africa127Singapore: 120.4 % of GDPSingapore120.4Malaysia: 117.2 % of GDPMalaysia117.2Macao: 113.6 % of GDPMacao113.6Chile: 111.9 % of GDPChile111.9Netherlands: 109.3 % of GDPNetherlands109.3Lebanon: 106.6 % of GDPLebanon106.6Spain: 105.2 % of GDPSpain105.2Vietnam: 104 % of GDPVietnam104Portugal: 102.9 % of GDPPortugal102.9France: 101.6 % of GDPFrance101.6Greece: 100.6 % of GDPGreece100.6Luxembourg: 100.5 % of GDPLuxembourg100.5Kuwait: 98.7 % of GDPKuwait98.7Mauritius: 97.7 % of GDPMauritius97.7Finland: 94 % of GDPFinland94Fiji: 86.2 % of GDPFiji86.2Iceland: 85.7 % of GDPIceland85.7Austria: 84.7 % of GDPAustria84.7Panama: 84.4 % of GDPPanama84.4Italy: 80.4 % of GDPItaly80.4Morocco: 80.2 % of GDPMorocco80.2Qatar: 80.1 % of GDPQatar80.1United Arab Emirates: 78.1 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates78.1Samoa: 77.6 % of GDPSamoa77.6Germany: 76.1 % of GDPGermany76.1
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
% of GDP		Change on 2016
1Hong Kong223.4+9.1 pts
2United States194.1+7.8 pts
3Cyprus191.8-24.5 pts
4Japan165.4+4.8 pts
5Denmark162.1-5 pts
6Switzerland155.4+2.2 pts
7New Zealand153.2-1.7 pts
8China152.1-1.1 pts
9Thailand144.6-1.6 pts
10Norway140.4+0.1 pts
11Australia140.1-2 pts
12Sweden132.7+3.5 pts
13United Kingdom132.3+0.9 pts
14South Korea129.5+1.5 pts
15South Africa127+2.7 pts
16Singapore120.4-2.6 pts
17Malaysia117.2-4.8 pts
18Macao113.6-4 pts
19Chile111.9+2.2 pts
20Netherlands109.3-3.4 pts
21Lebanon106.6+2.6 pts
22Spain105.2-5.7 pts
23Vietnam104+5.1 pts
24Portugal102.9-8.5 pts
25France101.6+4.1 pts
26Greece100.6-8 pts
27Luxembourg100.5+4.2 pts
28Kuwait98.7-6.5 pts
29Mauritius97.7+5.4 pts
30Finland94-0.8 pts
31Fiji86.2+1.8 pts
32Iceland85.7+2.6 pts
33Austria84.7+1.1 pts
34Panama84.4+0.2 pts
35Italy80.4-4.1 pts
36Morocco80.2-0 pts
37Qatar80.1+0.3 pts
38United Arab Emirates78.1-3.8 pts
39Samoa77.6+2 pts
40Germany76.1+0.1 pts
41Malta70.9-8.4 pts
42Barbados70.1+0.2 pts
43Türkiye70.1+0.8 pts
44Nepal69.2-0.7 pts
45Jordan68.1+3.3 pts
46Oman65.9-0.7 pts
47Cambodia65.5+3.9 pts
48Belgium65.3+1.7 pts
49Namibia65.1-3.5 pts
50Israel64.8-0.1 pts
51Tunisia64.8+2.5 pts
52Estonia62.9-5.6 pts
53Slovakia59.9+3.2 pts
54Costa Rica59.7+1 pts
55Brazil59.5-2.7 pts
56Saint Lucia58.9-5.2 pts
57Honduras57.8-0 pts
58Bosnia and Herzegovina57.5+0.4 pts
59Aruba57.20 pts
60Vanuatu56.8-2.6 pts
61El Salvador56+1 pts
62Croatia56-3 pts
63Cape Verde55.4+0.3 pts
64Georgia55.1+1.1 pts
65Mongolia52.8-4.1 pts
66Poland52.3-2.1 pts
67Russia52.1-1 pts
68Armenia51.5+2.7 pts
69Grenada51.1-2.7 pts
70Czechia50.2-0.3 pts
71Saudi Arabia50.1-4.2 pts
72North Macedonia49.9+0.9 pts
73Colombia49.8+2.8 pts
74Bulgaria49.8-2.2 pts
75Montenegro49.5-0 pts
76Saint Kitts and Nevis49.3-2.2 pts
77Bhutan48.3+4.2 pts
78Bolivia47.9-9.5 pts
79Dominica47.2+3.1 pts
80Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46.7-1.4 pts
81Philippines45.6+2.7 pts
82Slovenia45.5-1.7 pts
83Belize44.4-0.4 pts
84Antigua and Barbuda44.2-2.8 pts
85Sri Lanka43.9+1.4 pts
86Latvia43.7-4.7 pts
87Nicaragua42.7+4.1 pts
88Ireland42.6-4.8 pts
89Peru42.4-0.4 pts
90Palestine41.7+5.2 pts
91Paraguay41.1-0.3 pts
92Lithuania41-1.8 pts
93Bangladesh40.4+2.7 pts
94Brunei39.5-4.8 pts
95Indonesia38.7-0.7 pts
96Serbia38.7-0.7 pts
97Ukraine38.3-9 pts
98Jamaica38.2+8 pts
99India38.2-0 pts
100Tonga38+0.6 pts
101Trinidad and Tobago37.5+0.8 pts
102Guatemala35.2-0.5 pts
103Mexico34.3+1.4 pts
104Ecuador34.2+2.7 pts
105Albania34.1-2.1 pts
106Guyana34.1-0.9 pts
107Botswana34+1.3 pts
108Solomon Islands33.2-1 pts
109Kenya33.2-2.4 pts
110Hungary32.4-0.9 pts
111Maldives31.2+0.9 pts
112Senegal29.7+1.9 pts
113Togo29.6-0.8 pts
114São Tomé and Príncipe29.4-2.1 pts
115Kazakhstan29.2-3.8 pts
116Suriname28.3-8 pts
117Dominican Republic27.6+0.7 pts
118Burkina Faso27.4+1.6 pts
119Egypt27.1-7.1 pts
120Romania26.7-1.9 pts
121Belarus26.2+0.5 pts
122Myanmar24.5+2.5 pts
123Mozambique24.5-6.7 pts
124Uruguay23.9-1.8 pts
125Moldova23.1-2.7 pts
126Micronesia23.1+0.1 pts
127Azerbaijan22.1-10.8 pts
128Algeria21.9+1.6 pts
129Mali21.8-0.4 pts
130Kyrgyzstan21.4+0.8 pts
131Djibouti21.2+0.7 pts
132Mauritania21.1+0.8 pts
133Rwanda20.8+0.1 pts
134Eswatini20.6-0.9 pts
135Lesotho20+1.8 pts
136Papua New Guinea19.4-2.8 pts
137Côte d’Ivoire19.3+1.6 pts
138Liberia16.8+3.7 pts
139Benin16.6-0.9 pts
140Comoros16.5+0.3 pts
141Timor-Leste16.4+3.7 pts
142Ghana16.1-1.3 pts
143Argentina16+2.3 pts
144Republic of the Congo15.8-2.2 pts
145Pakistan15.3+0.6 pts
146Zambia14.9-0.5 pts
147Burundi14.9-2.5 pts
148Libya14.8-4.1 pts
149Angola14.6-3.7 pts
150Equatorial Guinea14.1-0.8 pts
151Cameroon14.1-0.3 pts
152Uzbekistan13.6+3.2 pts
153Uganda13.5-0.2 pts
154Tanzania13.1-0.6 pts
155Tajikistan13-6.1 pts
156Nigeria12.9-1.8 pts
157Madagascar12.7+0.8 pts
158Guinea-Bissau11.7+4.7 pts
159Niger11.2-0.3 pts
160Central African Republic11.2-1.1 pts
161Gabon10.3-3.5 pts
162Haiti9.8-0.6 pts
163Iraq9.5-0.5 pts
164Guinea9.1-1.7 pts
165Chad9.1-0.6 pts
166Sudan8.4+0.2 pts
167Malawi7.5-0.5 pts
168Gambia6.1n/a
169Zimbabwe5.8-11.3 pts
170Democratic Republic of the Congo5.5-1.6 pts
171Afghanistan3.8-0 pts
172Sierra Leone3.3-0.2 pts
173South Sudan1.7-2.7 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 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Hong Kong, with 223.4% of GDP in 2017, according to the World Bank.

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South Sudan, with 1.7% of GDP in 2017.

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