Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Greece
Greece: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 57.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
57.1%
Change on year
down 29.9%
World rank
144th
of 186 countries
All-time high
155.6%
in 2015
All-time low
55.6%
in 1994
Years of data
60
1960–2021
Bank credit to bank deposits in Greece, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 57.1% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Greece peaked at 155.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1994.
That places Greece 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 102.0% | — |
| 1961 | 99.2% | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 100.9% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 105.6% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 104.2% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 99.0% | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 91.5% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 101.0% | +10.4% |
| 1968 | 88.9% | -12.0% |
| 1969 | 86.7% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 83.2% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 79.8% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 79.0% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 84.8% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 87.2% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 109.7% | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 108.3% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 102.5% | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 88.6% | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 85.5% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 78.6% | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 75.1% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | -16.9% |
| 1988 | 58.2% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 63.9% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 61.3% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 69.8% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 88.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 119.6% | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 137.4% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 135.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 126.7% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 125.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 155.6% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 150.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 136.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 118.2% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -29.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 57.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.6%, 70% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 57.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.7%, 67% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.9% | 86.7% | 105.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 79.0% | 109.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.8% | 57.9% | 102.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 55.6% | 69.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 56.6% | 95.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 130.6% | 100.1% | 155.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 57.1% | 81.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More financial sector data for Greece
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Greece?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Greece was 57.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 155.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1994.
- How does Greece rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Greece ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).