Central Europe and the Baltics - Domestic credit to private sector

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

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 46.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 53.03 in 2011, while its lowest value was 19.96 in 2002.

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
1991 25.23
1993 28.73
1994 27.15
1995 25.51
1996 28.40
1997 27.86
1998 27.34
1999 27.67
2000 27.81
2001 25.75
2002 19.96
2003 21.97
2004 27.44
2005 32.49
2006 36.94
2007 43.04
2008 49.15
2009 50.73
2010 52.68
2011 53.03
2012 51.30
2013 50.14
2014 48.79
2015 47.96
2016 47.87
2017 46.43
2018 46.19
2019 45.04
2020 46.57

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 46.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 53.04 in 2011, while its lowest value was 19.98 in 2002.

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
1993 28.79
1994 27.19
1995 25.54
1996 28.46
1997 28.08
1998 27.75
1999 28.19
2000 28.14
2001 26.03
2002 19.98
2003 22.00
2004 27.46
2005 32.51
2006 36.95
2007 43.05
2008 49.16
2009 50.74
2010 52.69
2011 53.04
2012 51.31
2013 50.15
2014 48.80
2015 47.97
2016 47.88
2017 46.44
2018 46.20
2019 45.06
2020 46.60

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets