Domestic credit to private sector in Finland
Finland: Domestic credit to private sector was 100.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Finland, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Finland recorded 100.2% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Finland peaked at 100.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2001.
That places Finland 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.6% | — |
| 2002 | 55.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 100.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 52.6% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 88.1% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.2% | 100.2% | 100.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Finland?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Finland was 100.2% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2001.
- How does Finland rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.