Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Israel
Israel: Bank credit to bank deposits (%) was 70.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Israel, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 70.7% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Israel peaked at 107.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 1962.
Israel ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 63.6% | — |
| 1961 | 68.8% | +8.1% |
| 1962 | 57.9% | -15.9% |
| 1963 | 59.6% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 66.4% | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 67.3% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 72.8% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 65.1% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 63.9% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 65.6% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 102.1% | +55.6% |
| 1996 | 95.9% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 100.8% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 101.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 107.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 107.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 102.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 104.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 101.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | -3.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 70.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.6%, 87% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Israel's 70.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +55.6% | 65.6% | 102.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.1% | 57.9% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.4% | 93.8% | 102.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 101.7% | 97.7% | 107.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 86.0% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Israel?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Israel was 70.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1962.
- How does Israel rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Israel ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).