Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Iran
Iran: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 57.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Iran, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Iran recorded 57.8% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2016. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran peaked at 57.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1960.
Iran ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 12.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.7% | 15.4% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 18.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 26.2% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 44.6% | 57.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More financial sector data for Iran
- Domestic credit to private sector 57.8% (2016)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.2% (2016)
- Broad money 79.1% (2016)
- Net foreign assets 2,473.74 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net domestic credit 10,211.70 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.82 (1982)
- Net migration 116,786 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 57.8% (2016)
- Official exchange rate 42,000 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Claims on central government 5.7% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Iran was 57.8% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1960.
- How does Iran rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Iran ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.