{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-private-credit-financial-institutions-gdp/","title":"Saudi Arabia Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2017)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP): 54 % of GDP in 2017, -4.1pp YoY. 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This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2017. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1968–2017 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 58.1 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.8 in 1974. The latest reading of 54 in 2017 represents a change of -4.1pp."}]}