Canada - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Canada was 124.10 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 134.12 in 2006, while its lowest value was 18.02 in 1961.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1960 18.32
1961 18.02
1962 18.46
1963 18.79
1964 19.62
1965 21.80
1966 28.04
1967 30.69
1968 31.92
1969 33.24
1970 32.99
1971 35.29
1972 38.51
1973 40.44
1974 41.29
1975 42.72
1976 44.71
1977 48.05
1978 53.00
1979 55.74
1980 56.55
1981 70.11
1982 68.31
1983 63.25
1984 62.86
1985 63.48
1986 63.57
1987 64.36
1988 66.48
1989 70.07
1990 73.33
1991 75.26
1992 76.79
1993 75.78
1994 74.98
1995 74.19
1996 78.89
1997 81.53
1998 79.86
1999 77.25
2000 73.99
2001 121.35
2002 117.84
2003 113.24
2004 115.44
2005 121.66
2006 134.12
2007 123.53
2008 124.10

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Canada was 124.10 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 134.12 in 2006, while its lowest value was 18.29 in 1961.

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 18.55
1961 18.29
1962 18.81
1963 19.17
1964 20.02
1965 22.21
1966 28.46
1967 31.13
1968 32.38
1969 33.71
1970 33.50
1971 35.81
1972 39.03
1973 40.99
1974 41.91
1975 43.31
1976 45.13
1977 48.36
1978 53.21
1979 55.86
1980 56.61
1981 70.11
1982 68.31
1983 63.25
1984 62.86
1985 63.48
1986 63.57
1987 64.36
1988 66.48
1989 70.07
1990 73.33
1991 75.26
1992 76.79
1993 75.78
1994 74.98
1995 74.19
1996 78.89
1997 81.53
1998 79.86
1999 77.25
2000 73.99
2001 121.35
2002 117.84
2003 113.24
2004 115.44
2005 121.66
2006 134.12
2007 123.53
2008 124.10

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets