China vs Japan: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 194.0% against 178.1% in China, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.7% | 151.8% | 79.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 176.1% | 84.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 113.5% | 171.0% | 57.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 144.0% | 161.8% | 17.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 180.5% | 192.5% | 12.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks and other financial, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 194.0% against 178.1% in China as of 2021.
- What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks and other financial between China and Japan?
- 15.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)