Portugal vs Spain: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Portugal
97.6%
in 2021
Spain
96.4%
in 2021
Portugal rank
27th
Spain rank
30th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 97.6% against 96.4% in Spain, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th of 187 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 61.9% 72.9% 11.0% Spain
1980s 60.9% 70.5% 9.6% Spain
1990s 61.6% 74.9% 13.3% Spain
2000s 131.9% 135.9% 4.0% Spain
2010s 125.8% 130.3% 4.5% Spain
2020s 99.4% 101.9% 2.5% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 97.6% against 96.4% in Spain as of 2021.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Portugal and Spain?
1.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Portugal ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th 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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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).