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Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

18.3% of GDP▲ 0.65 pts vs 2024

Mozambique · Latest observation 2025

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

What is this?

Bank loans to households and firms, relative to GDP.

How to read it

  • Low values mean most people and small firms do not borrow from banks.
  • Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 18.3 % of GDP (2025), 7.57 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 32.1 (2015) and the lowest 6.8 (2004).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Access to loans.
  • Businesses: Investment finance.
  • Government: Financial development.
  • Investors: Credit growth.
  • Mobile money: Gap that digital credit tries to fill.

What should I watch?

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
Status
Fetched live on the last refresh
Latest observation
2025
Last updated
2026-10-17
Source published
2026-10-08
Frequency
Annual
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
Country:
01020304019912025High 32.1Low 6.8
Latest
18.3
Change
+7.57 pts
High
32.1 2015
Low
6.8 2004
Average
16.2

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) is 18.3 % of GDP (2025), 7.57 points higher than in 1991.

What is this?

Bank loans to households and firms, relative to GDP.

How to read it

Low values mean most people and small firms do not borrow from banks.

Unit: % of GDP.

What does the data say?

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (Mozambique) is 18.3 % of GDP (2025), 7.57 points higher than in 1991.

Over all 35 observations since 1991, the highest was 32.1 (2015) and the lowest 6.8 (2004).

Why does it matter?

  • Households: Access to loans.
  • Businesses: Investment finance.
  • Government: Financial development.
  • Investors: Credit growth.
  • Mobile money: Gap that digital credit tries to fill.

Observed facts are above; these are possible implications, not measured effects.

Countries — 2025

CountryLatestYear on year
Brazil75.1 % of GDP−0.7%
India44.0 % of GDP+5.8%
Botswana33.2 % of GDP+0.3%
Kenya29.4 % of GDP−1.1%
Eswatini23.1 % of GDP+6.7%
Zambia19.2 % of GDP+12.6%
Tanzania18.4 % of GDP+10.7%
Mozambique18.3 % of GDP+3.7%
Angola6.6 % of GDP−8.2%
7 more with older observations
China194.32024
World140.32024
South Africa89.42024
Portugal77.12024
Malawi7.92024
Sub-Saharan Africa31.72023
Zimbabwe6.52023

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What should I watch?

Bank lending rate17.5 %−4.19 pts · 2025Adults with an account (% 15+)54.4 % of adults+4.89 pts · 2024

Data source

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
Frequency
Annual
Observations
35 (1991 – 2025) for Mozambique; 16 country in total
Source published
2026-10-08
Last retrieved
2026-10-17
Method
Compiled by the World Bank from national statistics offices, the IMF, ILO and other agencies. Definitions are harmonised across countries.
Limitations
Annual. The latest year is often missing or revised. Some series are modelled estimates rather than direct measurements.
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