Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel
Israel: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 72.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel, 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 Israel is 72.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel peaked at 77.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1960.
That places Israel 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.4% | — |
| 1961 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 12.4% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 15.1% | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 16.6% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 19.5% | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 21.7% | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 22.9% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 24.0% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 25.4% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 27.8% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 29.9% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 32.8% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | +21.1% |
| 1978 | 50.9% | +25.9% |
| 1979 | 58.5% | +14.9% |
| 1980 | 61.1% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 57.6% | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 59.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 69.4% | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | -27.9% |
| 1986 | 43.7% | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 46.2% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 53.9% | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 61.9% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 66.3% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 72.5% | +4.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 72.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.3%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Israel's 72.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -27.9% | 69.4% | 50.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.8% | 11.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.7% | 24.7% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 43.7% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 46.7% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 65.2% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 64.7% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 67.9% | 72.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More financial sector data for Israel
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 65.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1794 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Israel was 72.5% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Israel ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.