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

The average for 2020 based on 9 countries was 54.78 percent. The highest value was in Chile: 124.57 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: 24.45 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 -
Brazil 70 2 -
Peru 55.23 3 -
Colombia 54.29 4 -
Paraguay 50.04 5 -
Ecuador 47.36 6 -
Guyana 39.18 7 -
Uruguay 27.88 8 -
Suriname 24.45 9 -



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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