Bank loans as a share of GDP rose 51.4% to 56.6% in Mozambique in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans as a share of GDP in Mozambique reached an all time high of 56.6% in 2015 and an all time low of 11.6% in 2007. When compared to Mozambique's main peers, bank loans as a share of GDP in Malawi amounted to 14.1%, 77.3% in South Africa, 16.7% in Tanzania and 24.9% in Zambia in 2015.
Mozambique has been ranked 62nd within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of bank loans as a share of GDP, 32 places above 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 |
Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.8% | 21.9% | 16.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.0% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.2% | 35.0% | ||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Kenya | % | 36.6% | 33.7% | 30.9% | 27.1% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.6% | 21.2% | 21.8% | ||||||||||||
Malawi | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.1% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 9.30% | ... | |||||||||||
Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 56.6% | 37.6% | 28.8% | 27.6% | 26.3% | ||||||||||||
Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.3% | 50.5% | 51.2% | 53.5% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||
South Africa | % | 77.3% | 75.1% | 73.2% | 74.4% | 68.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.6% | 18.3% | 18.4% | 18.6% | 18.8% | ... | ... | ||||||
Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 14.7% | 13.3% | 13.6% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.3% | 13.3% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | 24.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |