Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina
Argentina: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina is 15.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina peaked at 39.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1965.
That places Argentina 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 8.9% | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 17.4% | +22.6% |
| 1972 | 16.6% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -23.0% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +96.9% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -60.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +21.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 15.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 15.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.9%, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +96.9% | 20.0% | 39.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 11.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 16.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 12.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 15.8% | 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 to private sector by banks in Argentina?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Argentina was 15.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1965.
- How does Argentina rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Argentina ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.