Bank loans as a share of GDP rose 23.7% to 20.6% in Niger in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans as a share of GDP in Niger reached an all time high of 20.6% in 2015 and an all time low of 7.59% in 2005. When compared to Niger's main peers, bank loans as a share of GDP in Algeria amounted to 48.2%, 10.1% in Chad, 60.8% in Libya and 29.6% in Mali in 2015.
Niger has been ranked 124th within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of bank loans as a share of GDP, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 48.2% | 48.7% | 47.3% | 52.2% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 63.7% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.4% | 17.2% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 15.7% | ... | |||||||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.1% | 11.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 11.7% | ... | |||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 35.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 60.8% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mali | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | 93.2% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Niger | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 13.6% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 11.4% | 11.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 269% | 256% | 204% | 199% | 173% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 76.1% | 77.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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