Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 36.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1987–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 36.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 56.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2002.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 56.5% | — |
| 1988 | 55.6% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 53.6% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 32.7% | -39.0% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.5% | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 28.5% | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 31.3% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 40.7% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +40.5% | 20.3% | 28.5% |
| 1993 | -39.0% | 53.6% | 32.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2% | 53.6% | 56.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 26.7% | 32.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 18.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 44.7% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 36.9% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More financial sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Net migration -568,786 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.92 (2025)
- Broad money 66.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 11.1% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 37.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 37.0% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -55.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Central Europe and the Baltics was 36.9% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2002.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.