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South Asia: Financial Depth & Efficiency

 Country

Domestic Credit Provided By Banking

  % of GDP

Liquid Liabilities

 

  % of GDP

Quasi Liquid Liabilities

 

    % of GDP

Ratio Of Bank Liquid Reserves To Bank Assets

       %  of GDP

Invest Rate Spread (Lending Minus Deposit Rate %age Points)

Spread Over LIBOR (Lending Rate Minus LIBOR %age Points)

1990

1999

1990

1999

1990

1999

1990

1999

1990

1999

1990

1999

Bangladesh

23.9

33.5

23.4

31.4

16.8

23.0

12.8

9.7

4.0

5.4

7.7

8.7

India

51.6

49.6

43.2

52.4

28.2

36.1

14.8

12.2

-

-

8.2

7.1

Nepal

28.9

41.3

32.2

48.5

18.5

32.3

12.7

20.2

2.5

4.0

6.1

5.9

Pakistan

50.9

48.4

39.8

46.2

10.0

18.9

8.9

7.2

-

-

-

-

Sri Lanka

43.1

34.5

35.2

40.4

22.9

30.6

9.9

11.5

-6.4

-4.8

4.7

1.6

Source:  World Development Indicators : 2001, The World Bank, Washington 2001.

 
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