OECD members - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in OECD members was 84.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.53 in 2008, while its lowest value was 35.68 in 1960.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1960 35.68
1961 37.24
1962 39.86
1963 42.73
1964 43.98
1965 45.80
1966 45.59
1967 46.51
1968 47.19
1969 47.79
1970 50.48
1971 52.69
1972 57.96
1973 61.19
1974 60.43
1975 58.42
1976 58.81
1977 60.46
1978 63.11
1981 61.36
1982 61.96
1983 63.99
1984 65.76
1985 67.65
1986 77.52
1987 83.62
1988 88.57
1989 89.56
1990 87.60
1991 86.94
1992 86.90
1993 88.02
1994 89.19
1995 90.49
1996 86.39
1997 86.57
1998 85.24
1999 87.20
2000 87.77
2001 76.44
2002 75.93
2003 77.63
2004 79.55
2005 82.43
2006 85.96
2007 89.88
2008 92.53
2009 90.29
2010 87.85
2011 86.51
2012 84.65
2013 83.25
2014 81.47
2015 79.81
2016 80.39
2017 78.97
2018 78.68
2019 78.28
2020 84.34

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in OECD members was 160.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 160.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.74 in 1960.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 59.74
1961 62.96
1962 63.73
1963 67.46
1964 69.58
1965 72.07
1966 70.26
1967 73.09
1968 74.68
1969 73.81
1970 78.09
1971 81.95
1972 87.77
1982 89.97
1983 94.21
1984 96.07
1985 101.68
1986 112.01
1987 118.24
1988 122.87
1989 127.70
1993 134.67
1994 134.47
1995 137.34
1996 138.17
1997 141.58
1998 148.45
1999 157.53
2000 152.37
2001 136.37
2002 131.89
2003 136.25
2004 137.44
2005 140.54
2006 145.72
2007 148.22
2008 140.23
2009 145.39
2010 141.05
2011 136.31
2012 136.76
2013 138.24
2014 136.97
2015 137.35
2016 139.46
2017 142.37
2018 137.24
2019 143.74
2020 160.78

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets