European Union vs United Kingdom: Domestic credit to private sector

European Union
75.6%
in 2024
United Kingdom
112.4%
in 2024
European Union rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
21st

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • European Union
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 112.4% against 75.6% in European Union, a difference of 36.8%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times European Union's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 47 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 93.4% 150.7% 57.4% United Kingdom
2010s 92.2% 145.5% 53.3% United Kingdom
2020s 83.8% 127.6% 43.9% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, European Union or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 112.4% against 75.6% in European Union as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between European Union and United Kingdom?
36.8%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do European Union and United Kingdom rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
European Union ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 9,901 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.