Canada - Domestic credit provided by banking sector

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP) in Canada was 212.84 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 212.84 in 2006, while its lowest value was 56.19 in 1974.

Definition: Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes 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
1974 56.19
1975 57.37
1976 59.00
1977 74.24
1978 78.81
1979 82.15
1980 82.10
1981 93.35
1982 91.12
1983 87.50
1984 86.99
1985 87.41
1986 89.52
1987 89.65
1988 92.02
1989 96.42
1990 100.59
1991 106.82
1992 111.13
1993 112.42
1994 111.92
1995 111.01
1996 115.57
1997 117.09
1998 115.55
1999 113.95
2000 110.69
2001 197.19
2002 191.63
2003 185.66
2004 187.91
2005 195.89
2006 212.84

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets