How Prevalent Are Credit-Constrained Firms in the Formal Private Sector?
This study develops a measure of firm-level credit constraints by leveraging refinements in survey instruments for a widely used database. Using data on more than 65,000 firms across 109 economies, the study uncovers several insights. Around 30 percent of firms in the formal private sector are credit constrained. Firms that are credit-constrained tend to be smaller and negatively correlated with performance. The more developed the economy, the lower the share of credit-constrained firms. One striking finding is that 52 percent of firms do not apply for loans as they have sufficient credit. For some economies, this may be more indicative of poor opportunities for the expansion of firms and thus the lack of demand for credit. The findings suggest that for policies that improve access to credit to be effective, they should go hand in hand with interventions that provide opportunities for firms to expand.
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| Format: | Working Paper biblioteca |
| Language: | English English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2023-07-13
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO FINANCE, CREDIT CONSTRAINTS, FIRMS AND CREDIT, FINANCE AND FIRMS, FIRM EXPANSION, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099344506262340821/IDU00bc67ef80419304a7c083000a12355f3b316 https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40005 |
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