Cambodia's bank lending grew from 8% to 121% of GDP
Domestic credit to the private sector by banks, % of GDP, 2004–2025. Cambodia peaked at 133% in 2022.
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Cambodia's peak, in 2022: bank credit to firms and households was worth a third more than the whole economy's yearly output.
Cambodia in 2025, above Thailand (112%) and 2.7 times the US (44.5%) and India (44%).
Growth since 2004, when Cambodian banks lent 8% of GDP; the ratio has eased for three years since the 2022 peak.
the numbers & method
| Year | Cambodia (%) | Thailand (%) | United States (%) | India (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | 95 | 53 | 36 |
| 2005 | 8 | 94 | 55 | 40 |
| 2006 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 44 |
| 2007 | 16 | 86 | 59 | 46 |
| 2008 | 20 | 88 | 60 | 50 |
| 2009 | 20 | 90 | 54 | 48 |
| 2010 | 22 | 91 | 52 | 51 |
| 2011 | 23 | 101 | 51 | 51 |
| 2012 | 31 | 106 | 50 | 52 |
| 2013 | 40 | 112 | 49 | 52 |
| 2014 | 47 | 114 | 50 | 52 |
| 2015 | 55 | 116 | 51 | 52 |
| 2016 | 61 | 114 | 52 | 38 |
| 2017 | 65 | 112 | 52 | 38 |
| 2018 | 74 | 112 | 52 | 39 |
| 2019 | 84 | 111 | 52 | 39 |
| 2020 | 104 | 126 | 54 | 41 |
| 2021 | 122 | 127 | 50 | 37 |
| 2022 | 133 | 121 | 51 | 38 |
| 2023 | 130 | 119 | 49 | 41 |
| 2024 | 125 | 113 | 46 | 42 |
| 2025 | 121 | 112 | 45 | 44 |
Claim types Fact
World Bank WDI indicator FD.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS (domestic credit to private sector by banks, % of GDP; underlying data IMF International Financial Statistics and World Bank/OECD GDP), edition last updated 8 Oct 2026. Cambodia 8.1% (2004), 47.3% (2014), 132.8% (2022, peak), 124.6% (2024), 120.6% (2025). Thailand 111.8%, US 44.5%, India 44.0% (2025). Viet Nam (125.0% in 2022) is left out because it has no data after 2022. ×15 = 120.6 ÷ 8.1 (progrss calculation). India's drop in 2016 is in the source series. The ratio measures banks' credit to the private sector (loans and other claims) against yearly GDP; it says nothing on its own about loan quality. Read from the World Bank API via the progrss vault (source wb-wdi, loaded 10 Nov 2026); headline values re-read live on api.worldbank.org on 10 Nov 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. 2.7 = 120.6 ÷ 44.5 (progrss calculation).
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