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Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) by African country
South Africa has the highest reported domestic credit to the private sector as a share of GDP among the 43 countries shown, at 89.4% (2024).
Credit to the private sector by financial corporations as a share of GDP — a measure of financial depth. 43 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
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| # | Country | Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 89.4% | |
| 2 | Morocco | 77.8% | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 72% | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 57.7% | |
| 5 | Namibia | 55.1% | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 54% | |
| 7 | Burundi | 38.5% | |
| 8 | Botswana | 33.2% | |
| 9 | Kenya | 31.8% | |
| 10 | Senegal | 30.9% | |
| 11 | Egypt | 25.8% | |
| 12 | Djibouti | 25.2% | |
| 13 | Lesotho | 24.3% | |
| 14 | Eswatini | 23.1% | |
| 15 | Togo | 23% | |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 22.7% | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.7% | |
| 18 | Rwanda | 22.1% | |
| 19 | Mali | 20.4% | |
| 20 | Benin | 19.8% | |
| 21 | Algeria | 19.6% | |
| 22 | Mozambique | 18.3% | |
| 23 | Zambia | 17% | |
| 24 | Tanzania | 16.7% | |
| 25 | Madagascar | 16.5% | |
| 26 | Comoros | 15.3% | |
| 27 | Uganda | 14.3% | |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 13.8% | |
| 29 | Libya | 12.5% | |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.3% | |
| 31 | Guinea | 10.6% | |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 10% | |
| 33 | Niger | 9.6% | |
| 34 | Gambia | 9.4% | |
| 35 | Ghana | 8.9% | |
| 36 | Malawi | 7.9% | |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.8% | |
| 38 | Angola | 6.6% | |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 6.5% | |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.8% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 5.5% | |
| 42 | Somalia | 5.4% | |
| 43 | South Sudan | 3.2% |
Tunisia
Namibia
Cabo Verde
Burundi
Botswana
Kenya
Senegal
Egypt
Djibouti
Lesotho
Eswatini
Togo
Burkina Faso
Cote d'Ivoire
Rwanda
Mali
Benin
Algeria
Mozambique
Zambia
Tanzania
Madagascar
Comoros
Uganda
Republic of the Congo
Libya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Niger
Gambia
Ghana
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe
Angola
Zimbabwe
Equatorial Guinea
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South SudanGet this ranking via API
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The table includes 43 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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