Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Aruba
Aruba: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 80.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Aruba, 1986–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 80.5% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2020.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Aruba peaked at 103.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2016.
Aruba ranks 82nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 101.7% | — |
| 1987 | 87.0% | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 98.1% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 92.4% | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 81.1% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 85.6% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 89.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 93.5% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 100.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 102.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 103.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 85.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 79.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -2.2% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 80.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.6%, 99% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 80.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.8% | 87.0% | 101.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 87.8% | 81.1% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 85.5% | 103.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 78.0% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More financial sector data for Aruba
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 12,046 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 14,978 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 15,264 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Aruba?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Aruba was 80.5% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 103.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2016.
- How does Aruba rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Aruba ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).