Iceland vs Netherlands: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 89.2% against 85.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 3.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Netherlands ahead.
Iceland ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179.6% | 112.0% | 67.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 104.1% | 110.5% | 6.4% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 92.1% | 2.7% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 89.2% against 85.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 3.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Iceland ranks 25th and Netherlands ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.