Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina
Argentina: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 42.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina stood at 42.0%.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina peaked at 80.1% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1965.
That places Argentina 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.7% | — |
| 1961 | 18.8% | -13.4% |
| 1962 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 18.0% | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 17.7% | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 21.2% | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 22.2% | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 24.9% | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 24.0% | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 19.4% | -19.1% |
| 1973 | 27.5% | +41.5% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 28.8% | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | -29.3% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | +29.8% |
| 1978 | 29.4% | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 33.0% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +47.0% |
| 1982 | 46.0% | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 41.7% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 32.6% | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +44.8% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 80.1% | +87.6% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | -59.5% |
| 1991 | 22.8% | -29.7% |
| 1992 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 26.0% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 30.4% | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | +67.6% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 40.4% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | +90.3% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | -49.7% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | +5.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 42.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.6%, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 42.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +90.3% | 41.5% | 78.9% |
| 1989 | +87.6% | 42.7% | 80.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 16.2% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.2% | 19.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.1% | 32.6% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 22.5% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 22.0% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 25.3% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 39.7% | 78.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Argentina was 42.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1989.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1965.
- How does Argentina rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Argentina ranks 46th out of 65 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.