Japan vs United Kingdom: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 115.9% against 112.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 19.1% | 49.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 27.1% | 82.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 132.7% | 56.9% | 75.8% | Japan |
| 1990s | 171.6% | 101.3% | 70.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 104.8% | 146.5% | 41.7% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 145.3% | 43.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 116.2% | 127.4% | 11.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 115.9% against 112.3% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 3.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Japan ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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.