Japan vs Norway: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Japan
119.2%
in 2021
Norway
121.3%
in 2021
Japan rank
20th
Norway rank
19th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 121.3% against 119.2% in Japan, a difference of 2.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 75.0% 32.2% 42.8% Japan
1970s 114.6% 32.3% 82.4% Japan
1980s 138.2% 44.0% 94.2% Japan
1990s 176.1% 58.9% 117.2% Japan
2000s 105.5% 83.4% 22.1% Japan
2010s 102.5% 115.7% 13.1% Norway
2020s 118.8% 130.9% 12.1% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 121.3% against 119.2% in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Japan and Norway?
2.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Japan ranks 20th and Norway ranks 19th 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).