Domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America
North America: Domestic credit provided by financial sector was 262.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America, 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 North America stood at 262.3%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America peaked at 290.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 101.3%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 101.3% | — |
| 1961 | 106.7% | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 106.5% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 110.6% | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 112.6% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 114.3% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 109.8% | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 114.2% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 114.7% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 111.0% | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 112.7% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 116.1% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 119.9% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 117.2% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 108.3% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 108.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 108.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 110.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 110.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 111.4% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 113.4% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 109.9% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 115.7% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 119.9% | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 121.1% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 130.6% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 139.3% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 141.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 139.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 143.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 141.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 148.7% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 150.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 154.8% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 153.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 162.2% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 167.5% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 175.6% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 185.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 196.1% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 186.1% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 199.2% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 192.6% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 206.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 211.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 215.5% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 225.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 236.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 214.1% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 222.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 218.0% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 219.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 221.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 229.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 231.9% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 230.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 235.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 244.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 231.9% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 246.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 279.4% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 290.4% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 246.0% | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 248.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 254.7% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 262.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.2% | 101.3% | 114.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 112.3% | 108.3% | 119.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 127.4% | 109.9% | 143.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.6% | 141.5% | 196.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 210.9% | 186.1% | 236.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.8% | 218.0% | 246.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.5% | 246.0% | 290.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More financial sector data for North America
- Domestic credit to private sector 201.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.5% (2025)
- Broad money 99.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 54.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.73 (2025)
- Net migration 1.56 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America?
- Domestic credit provided by financial sector in North America was 262.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 290.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic credit provided by financial sector recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.3% in 1960.
- How does North America rank for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit provided by financial sector rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.