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Domestic credit to the private sector, percent of GDP, 2020:

The average for 2020 based on 9 countries was 76.54 percent. The highest value was in New Zealand: 160.49 percent and the lowest value was in Papua New Guinea: 18.19 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Domestic credit to the private sector, 2020 Global rank Available data
New Zealand 160.49 1 2014 - 2020
Australia 142.29 2 1960 - 2020
Fiji 119.48 3 2001 - 2020
Samoa 93.67 4 2007 - 2020
Vanuatu 61.06 5 1979 - 2020
Tonga 39.2 6 1975 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 32.36 7 1978 - 2020
Micronesia 22.12 8 1995 - 2020
Papua N.G. 18.19 9 2009 - 2020


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Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

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