Bank credit to bank deposits (%) by country
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).
What the numbers show
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 535.7% in Viet Nam; the lowest is 13.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 75.9%, and the mean is 83.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 41.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 235.8%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 72.7%).
Bank credit to bank deposits: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viet Nam | 535.7% | 2021 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 366.0% | 2021 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 3 | Denmark | 264.5% | 2021 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 237.0% | 2021 | up 235.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Norway | 175.1% | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | Colombia | 166.6% | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 156.5% | 2019 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 155.2% | 2021 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 146.2% | 2021 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 144.9% | 2021 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 11 | Georgia | 140.3% | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 139.3% | 2017 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 139.3% | 2021 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 14 | Tajikistan | 136.5% | 2021 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 136.4% | 2021 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 16 | Qatar | 134.9% | 2021 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 17 | Oman | 133.5% | 2019 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | New Zealand | 131.9% | 2021 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 19 | Armenia | 131.8% | 2021 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 20 | Chile | 128.8% | 2021 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 127.3% | 2021 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 22 | Tunisia | 126.1% | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 125.4% | 2021 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 24 | Australia | 118.6% | 2021 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 109.0% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 108.3% | 2007 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 108.3% | 2021 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 28 | France | 108.2% | 2021 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 106.9% | 2021 | down 20.3% | flat |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 104.4% | 2021 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 31 | Canada | 104.3% | 2008 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 104.1% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritania | 103.2% | 2019 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 34 | Kuwait | 102.9% | 2018 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 102.0% | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 100.7% | 2016 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 37 | Brazil | 100.1% | 2021 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 38 | Honduras | 99.8% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ecuador | 99.2% | 2021 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 40 | Samoa | 97.8% | 2021 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 41 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 97.5% | 2021 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 42 | Niger | 97.2% | 2021 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 97.0% | 2021 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 44 | Nepal | 96.2% | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 95.6% | 2021 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 46 | Austria | 95.3% | 2021 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 94.9% | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 48 | Singapore | 94.0% | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 49 | Chad | 94.0% | 2019 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Thailand | 93.5% | 2021 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 51 | Mali | 93.2% | 2021 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 93.1% | 2021 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 53 | Netherlands | 93.1% | 2021 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 54 | Montenegro | 93.1% | 2021 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 55 | El Salvador | 92.2% | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 91.9% | 2021 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Belarus | 91.5% | 2021 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 58 | Fiji | 91.2% | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 91.1% | 2021 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 90.6% | 2015 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 61 | Germany | 89.4% | 2021 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 87.3% | 2021 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 63 | Madagascar | 86.9% | 2021 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 86.4% | 2021 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 65 | Kosovo | 86.1% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 65 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 86.1% | 2021 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 67 | Kenya | 86.1% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 68 | Macao | 85.4% | 2021 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 85.2% | 2021 | down 53.1% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 84.8% | 2021 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 71 | Jamaica | 84.6% | 2021 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 84.1% | 2021 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 73 | Cameroon | 83.6% | 2019 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 74 | Congo | 83.6% | 2019 | up 138.9% | falling |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 83.2% | 2019 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 76 | Senegal | 82.6% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 77 | Central African Republic | 82.4% | 2019 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 78 | San Marino | 81.8% | 2020 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 79 | Estonia | 81.7% | 2021 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 81.6% | 2020 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 81 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 81.2% | 2020 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 82 | Aruba | 80.5% | 2020 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 83 | Spain | 80.5% | 2021 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 79.3% | 2021 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 78.3% | 2021 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 78.0% | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 87 | Botswana | 78.0% | 2021 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 88 | Indonesia | 77.5% | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 89 | Liberia | 77.2% | 2020 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 76.7% | 2021 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 91 | Mongolia | 76.5% | 2021 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 76.2% | 2021 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 93 | Bhutan | 76.2% | 2020 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 75.7% | 2020 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 95 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 75.5% | 2016 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 96 | Italy | 75.4% | 2021 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 75.1% | 2021 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 74.6% | 2021 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 99 | Barbados | 73.0% | 2019 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 72.3% | 2021 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 101 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72.0% | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 102 | India | 72.0% | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 103 | Tonga | 71.5% | 2020 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 104 | Gabon | 71.5% | 2019 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 105 | Uganda | 71.4% | 2021 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 106 | Eswatini | 71.2% | 2021 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.1% | 2010 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 108 | Israel | 70.7% | 2021 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 70.4% | 2021 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 110 | Argentina | 70.4% | 2017 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 111 | Morocco | 70.1% | 2021 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 112 | Croatia | 69.8% | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 68.9% | 2021 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 114 | Hungary | 67.4% | 2021 | down 42.7% | rising |
| 115 | Romania | 67.1% | 2021 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 66.9% | 2021 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 117 | Czechia | 66.7% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 66.1% | 2021 | down 39.9% | flat |
| 119 | Belize | 65.6% | 2021 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 65.6% | 2008 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Togo | 65.4% | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 64.6% | 2020 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 123 | Ukraine | 64.5% | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Hong Kong | 64.5% | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 64.4% | 2021 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 126 | Grenada | 64.4% | 2021 | down 28.9% | flat |
| 127 | Republic of Moldova | 64.3% | 2021 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 128 | Philippines | 64.2% | 2021 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 129 | Lithuania | 64.2% | 2021 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 130 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 63.2% | 2014 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 131 | Slovenia | 63.0% | 2021 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 132 | Latvia | 62.8% | 2021 | down 69.3% | flat |
| 133 | Benin | 62.5% | 2021 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 134 | Mauritius | 62.0% | 2021 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 61.3% | 2020 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 136 | Guyana | 60.3% | 2021 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 137 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.9% | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 59.8% | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 139 | Belgium | 58.8% | 2021 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 140 | Lesotho | 58.2% | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 141 | Comoros | 57.7% | 2021 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | 57.7% | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 143 | Maldives | 57.7% | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 144 | Greece | 57.1% | 2021 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.7% | 2021 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 146 | Dominica | 56.5% | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 147 | Nigeria | 56.0% | 2021 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 148 | Syria | 55.4% | 2011 | up 219.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Palestine, State of | 55.4% | 2021 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 150 | Malta | 54.9% | 2021 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 151 | Malawi | 54.3% | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 152 | United States of America | 53.9% | 2020 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 153 | Myanmar | 53.3% | 2020 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.0% | 2021 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 155 | Albania | 51.6% | 2021 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 50.0% | 2021 | up 30.0% | falling |
| 157 | Iraq | 49.9% | 2021 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Uruguay | 49.7% | 2021 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Algeria | 48.5% | 2021 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Pakistan | 48.2% | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | 47.2% | 2021 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 162 | Japan | 45.9% | 2021 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.9% | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 164 | Mozambique | 44.2% | 2021 | down 37.1% | flat |
| 165 | Sudan | 43.4% | 2021 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Ghana | 42.9% | 2021 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 167 | Lebanon | 40.6% | 2017 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 168 | Ireland | 38.2% | 2021 | down 68.2% | rising |
| 169 | Zambia | 38.2% | 2021 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 170 | Angola | 37.2% | 2021 | down 40.6% | rising |
| 171 | Egypt | 36.7% | 2021 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 172 | Seychelles | 34.7% | 2021 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 34.6% | 2021 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 174 | Haiti | 33.3% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 175 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 31.3% | 2020 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 28.8% | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 27.5% | 2021 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Suriname | 25.9% | 2021 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 179 | Djibouti | 25.8% | 2021 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 180 | Yemen | 22.8% | 2013 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 22.7% | 2021 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Libya | 21.5% | 2021 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 18.1% | 2021 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Afghanistan | 16.8% | 2020 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | 14.4% | 2014 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 186 | South Sudan | 13.0% | 2020 | up 40.9% | rising |
About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).