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

The average for 2020 based on 16 countries was 54.43 percent. The highest value was in Chile: 124.57 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 8.61 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
Chile 124.57 1 2001 - 2020
Panama 105.87 2 2010 - 2020
Brazil 70 3 1960 - 2020
Honduras 69.76 4 2001 - 2020
El Salvador 62.11 5 2001 - 2020
Costa Rica 60.37 6 2005 - 2020
Peru 55.23 7 1960 - 2020
Colombia 54.29 8 1960 - 2020
Paraguay 50.04 9 1960 - 2020
Ecuador 47.36 10 2002 - 2020
Mexico 38.27 11 1997 - 2020
Guatemala 35.9 12 2001 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 30.51 13 2004 - 2020
Nicaragua 30.1 14 2001 - 2020
Uruguay 27.88 15 1960 - 2020
Haiti 8.61 16 1960 - 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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