High income vs United Kingdom: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) over time
- High income
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 112.4% against 72.9% in High income, a difference of 39.5%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.6% | 19.1% | 24.4% | High income |
| 1970s | 58.6% | 27.2% | 31.3% | High income |
| 1980s | 73.3% | 60.3% | 12.9% | High income |
| 1990s | 89.2% | 100.8% | 11.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 84.7% | 147.1% | 62.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 145.5% | 62.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 127.6% | 47.9% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, High income or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 112.4% against 72.9% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between High income and United Kingdom?
- 39.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do High income and United Kingdom rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- High income ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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.