Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 56.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2008–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 56.9%.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 74.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.0% | — |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 67.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.1% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3% | 57.0% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 61.6% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 51.0% | 72.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.49 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.7% (2025)
- Broad money 40.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 42.2% (2025)
- Net migration 1.29 million (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 75.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 56.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.