Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP was 19.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in United States of America, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in United States of America stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 65.8% on the previous year and up 127.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in United States of America peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2005.
That places United States of America 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.9% | — |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 8.9% | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +65.8% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.6× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP in United States of America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +65.8% | 11.8% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.0% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More financial sector data for United States of America
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in United States of America?
- Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp in United States of America was 19.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
- United States of America ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). 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. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).