Private sector debt as a share of GDP in developing economies

Corporate debt as a share of GDP in developing countries has been steadily increasing over the last 20 years, growing from around 51 percent in the year 2000 to over 135 percent in 2022. These values include debt from domestic credit issued by financial institutions, in the form of both loans and nonequity securities.

Total domestic credit provided to the private sector in low and middle income countries as a share of total GDP from 2000 to 2022

Characteristic	Debt as a share of GDP
2022	135.79%
2021	117.1%
2020	118.81%
2019	104.53%
2018	100.68%
2017	95.16%
2016	95.35%
2015	93.82%
2014	84.95%
2013	79.84%
2012	75.31%
2011	70.74%
2010	69.74%
2009	68.43%
2008	58.68%
2007	59.01%
2006	55.94%
2005	54.41%
2004	55.74%
2003	56.87%
2002	53.42%
2001	49.68%
2000	51.46%

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The source defines domestic credit to private sector as: "financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment.
Low income countries are defined by the source as countries with a 2015 gross national income (GNI) per capita of 1,025 U.S. dollars or less.
Middle income countries are defined by the source as countries with a 2015 GNI per capita of between 1,026 and 12,475 U.S. dollars.

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