Germany - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Germany was 85.25 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 112.42 in 2001, while its lowest value was 77.14 in 2017.

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
2001 112.42
2002 111.43
2003 109.94
2004 106.44
2005 105.45
2006 102.07
2007 97.13
2008 97.00
2009 98.77
2010 88.49
2011 84.90
2012 83.81
2013 82.09
2014 79.30
2015 78.11
2016 77.30
2017 77.14
2018 77.66
2019 79.16
2020 85.25

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Germany was 85.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 112.42 in 2001, while its lowest value was 77.45 in 2016.

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
2001 112.42
2002 111.43
2003 109.94
2004 106.44
2005 105.45
2006 102.07
2007 97.13
2008 97.00
2009 98.77
2010 88.49
2011 84.90
2012 83.81
2013 82.10
2014 79.31
2015 78.12
2016 77.45
2017 77.59
2018 78.12
2019 79.62
2020 85.71

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets