China vs Switzerland: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

China
178.1%
in 2021
Switzerland
168.5%
in 2016
China rank
4th
Switzerland rank
6th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • China
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

China currently reports 178.1% against 168.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 9.6%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 187 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Switzerland Difference Ahead
1980s 72.7% 131.6% 58.9% Switzerland
1990s 91.8% 144.9% 53.2% Switzerland
2000s 113.5% 144.4% 30.9% Switzerland
2010s 137.4% 161.1% 23.7% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, China or Switzerland?
China, at 178.1% against 168.5% in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between China and Switzerland?
9.6%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Switzerland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do China and Switzerland rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
China ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th 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 to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

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 (IFS line 22d); 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).