North America vs United States: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- North America
- United States
How they compare
North America currently reports 201.3% against 201.3% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.8% | 81.8% | 4.0% | United States |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 91.7% | 4.2% | United States |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 102.7% | 3.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 129.5% | 133.7% | 4.2% | United States |
| 2000s | 177.7% | 182.4% | 4.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 184.3% | 184.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 201.9% | 201.9% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, North America or United States?
- North America, at 201.3% against 201.3% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between North America and United States?
- 0.0%, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North America and United States rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- North America ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd 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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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.