New Zealand vs Sweden: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 129.7% against 125.3% in Sweden, a difference of 4.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 37.2% | 25.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 14.1% | 36.7% | 22.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 39.1% | 8.6% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 39.0% | 49.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 120.4% | 95.7% | 24.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 142.2% | 129.9% | 12.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 135.4% | 133.2% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 129.7% against 125.3% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 4.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- New Zealand ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 10th 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.