North America vs Portugal: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- North America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 77.0% against 44.5% in North America, a difference of 32.5%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 131.9% | 72.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 126.1% | 75.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 89.9% | 39.9% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, North America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 77.0% against 44.5% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between North America and Portugal?
- 32.5%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do North America and Portugal rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- North America ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 29th of 47 groups.
- 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.