Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Sudan

Sudan: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 5.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
5.6%
Change on year
down 14.8%
World rank
179th
of 186 countries
All-time high
13.7%
in 1982
All-time low
1.6%
in 1999
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Sudan, 1960–2022

2.557.51012.5196019912022

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 5.6% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Sudan peaked at 13.7% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1999.

That places Sudan 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.4% 8.9% 12.7% 10
1970s 10.2% 8.8% 12.8% 10
1980s 10.8% 5.1% 13.7% 10
1990s 2.9% 1.6% 5.1% 10
2000s 6.9% 2.3% 11.6% 10
2010s 9.4% 8.1% 11.9% 10
2020s 6.7% 5.6% 7.9% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 176 Zimbabwe 6.5% compare
  2. 177 Equatorial Guinea 5.8% compare
  3. 178 Angola 5.8% compare
  4. 180 Yemen 5.6% compare
  5. 181 Sierra Leone 5.5% compare
  6. 182 Somalia 5.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Sudan?
Monetary sector credit to private sector in Sudan was 5.6% in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 1982.
What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1999.
How does Sudan rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
Sudan ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan 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

Indicator
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 11,517 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.