Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Eritrea
Eritrea: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 17.6% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Eritrea, 1995–2011
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 17.6% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2011.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Eritrea peaked at 46.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2009.
That places Eritrea 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 17.1% | 46.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 16.8% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.6% | 21.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More financial sector data for Eritrea
- Domestic credit to private sector 53.2% (2014)
- Claims on central government, etc. 104.1% (2014)
- Broad money 176.8% (2014)
- Net foreign assets 10.37 billion current LCU (2014)
- Net domestic credit 62.33 billion current LCU (2014)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.8497 (2000)
- Net migration -6,698 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 19.0% (2014)
- Official exchange rate 15.07 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government 1.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Eritrea?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Eritrea was 17.6% in 2011, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2009.
- How does Eritrea rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Eritrea ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2011.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.