Bank loans as a share of GDP rose 18.4% to 1,132% in Yemen in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans as a share of GDP in Yemen reached an all time high of 1,132% in 2015 and an all time low of 188% in 2007.
Yemen has been ranked 3rd within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of bank loans as a share of GDP, 3 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 |
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 31.6% | 32.5% | 25.0% | 26.2% | ||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.7% | ... | 17.4% | 18.3% | 19.5% | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | 39.5% | 44.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70.2% | 74.5% | 135% | 135% | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Oman | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 55.9% | 58.1% | 56.2% | 49.3% | 54.1% | |||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 113% | 120% | 112% | 104% | 115% | |||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,132% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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