Switzerland vs Upper middle income: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Switzerland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 167.8% against 136.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.9%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.5% | 19.2% | 68.3% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 30.5% | 51.3% | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 118.1% | 40.4% | 77.7% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 143.0% | 50.3% | 92.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 143.1% | 59.5% | 83.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 159.9% | 89.9% | 70.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Switzerland or Upper middle income?
- Switzerland, at 167.8% against 136.9% in Upper middle income as of 2016.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 30.9%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Upper middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2016.
- How do Switzerland and Upper middle income rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 187 countries.
- 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.