Bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran, Islamic Republic of: Bank credit to bank deposits was 75.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1961–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 75.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 124.8% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1988.
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 95th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124.8% | — |
| 1962 | 99.2% | -20.5% |
| 1963 | 102.7% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 103.9% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 98.9% | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 97.3% | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 93.3% | -4.2% |
| 1968 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 89.5% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 91.6% | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 87.6% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 87.1% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 93.9% | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 82.7% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 86.6% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 80.8% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 74.6% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 73.0% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 64.4% | -11.8% |
| 1982 | 53.8% | -16.5% |
| 1983 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 51.7% | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 44.5% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 56.9% | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 61.3% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +40.7% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 100.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 104.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 111.2% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 103.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 111.1% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.4% | 89.5% | 124.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.0% | 74.6% | 93.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 53.8% | 43.2% | 73.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 55.2% | 49.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 80.2% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 75.5% | 111.1% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 75.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 124.8% in 1961.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1988.
- How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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).