Bank credit to bank deposits in India

India: Bank credit to bank deposits was 72.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
72.0%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 1970
All-time low
59.9%
in 1998
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Bank credit to bank deposits in India, 1960–2021

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Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for bank credit to bank deposits in India is 72.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in India peaked at 90.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1998.

That places India 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Bank credit to bank deposits in India, year by year

Annual values for Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in India, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 72.6%
1961 81.8% +12.7%
1962 84.1% +2.7%
1963 88.6% +5.5%
1964 86.8% -2.0%
1965 87.1% +0.2%
1966 86.7% -0.4%
1967 87.2% +0.5%
1968 88.6% +1.6%
1969 89.4% +0.9%
1970 90.9% +1.7%
1971 88.4% -2.8%
1972 83.5% -5.6%
1973 85.2% +2.1%
1974 85.9% +0.8%
1975 89.8% +4.6%
1976 89.6% -0.2%
1977 84.6% -5.5%
1978 80.7% -4.7%
1979 79.4% -1.6%
1980 79.8% +0.6%
1981 80.4% +0.7%
1982 81.5% +1.4%
1983 81.4% -0.1%
1984 82.6% +1.5%
1985 79.2% -4.1%
1986 77.8% -1.7%
1987 75.1% -3.6%
1988 74.1% -1.3%
1989 78.4% +5.9%
1990 75.0% -4.4%
1991 69.3% -7.5%
1992 69.5% +0.2%
1993 66.7% -4.1%
1994 64.9% -2.6%
1995 67.0% +3.2%
1996 66.7% -0.4%
1997 62.2% -6.7%
1998 59.9% -3.7%
1999 61.7% +2.9%
2000 63.0% +2.1%
2001 60.0% -4.7%
2002 62.1% +3.5%
2003 60.5% -2.6%
2004 67.3% +11.3%
2005 73.4% +9.1%
2006 76.4% +4.1%
2007 74.5% -2.6%
2008 75.3% +1.2%
2009 71.4% -5.2%
2010 76.3% +6.9%
2011 75.8% -0.6%
2012 78.7% +3.8%
2013 77.8% -1.2%
2014 77.2% -0.7%
2015 77.4% +0.2%
2016 70.8% -8.5%
2017 75.4% +6.5%
2018 79.1% +4.9%
2019 76.9% -2.7%
2020 73.7% -4.2%
2021 72.0% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 85.3% 72.6% 89.4% 10
1970s 85.8% 79.4% 90.9% 10
1980s 79.0% 74.1% 82.6% 10
1990s 66.3% 59.9% 75.0% 10
2000s 68.4% 60.0% 76.4% 10
2010s 76.5% 70.8% 79.1% 10
2020s 72.8% 72.0% 73.7% 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 99 Barbados 73.0% compare
  2. 100 Burkina Faso 72.3% compare
  3. 101 Côte d'Ivoire 72.0% compare
  4. 103 Tonga 71.5% compare
  5. 104 Gabon 71.5% compare
  6. 105 Uganda 71.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank credit to bank deposits in India?
Bank credit to bank deposits in India was 72.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 1970.
What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1998.
How does India rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
India ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India 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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Indicator
Bank credit to bank deposits (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,567 data points, 1960–2021
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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).