China vs Switzerland: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- China
- Switzerland
How they compare
China currently reports 194.3% against 167.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.3% | 87.3% | 37.0% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 65.3% | 118.1% | 52.8% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 143.0% | 50.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 112.0% | 143.1% | 31.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 135.0% | 159.9% | 24.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, China or Switzerland?
- China, at 194.3% against 167.8% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between China and Switzerland?
- 26.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Switzerland?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do China and Switzerland rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- China ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% 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 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. 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.