Zimbabwe: Bank credit to deposits

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 Zimbabwe

Bank credit as percent of bank deposits

 Latest value 47.24
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1984 - 2021
 Average 72.78
 Min - Max 33.09 - 125.26
 Source The International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 47.24 percent, an increase from 36.8 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 86.91 percent, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1984 to 2021 is 72.78 percent. The minimum value, 33.09 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 125.26 percent was recorded in 1992. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Zimbabwe: Bank credit to deposits
 2021 47.24
 2020 36.80
 2019 33.48
 2018 42.80
 2017 50.05
 2016 63.53
 2015 76.90
 2014 87.87




Definition: The financial resources provided to the private sector by domestic money banks as a share of total deposits. Domestic money banks comprise commercial banks and other financial institutions that accept transferable deposits, such as demand deposits. Total deposits include demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks.

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