Domestic credit to private sector in France
France: Domestic credit to private sector was 122.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in France, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 122.4% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in France peaked at 122.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 2003.
France ranks 20th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.0% | — |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 101.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 104.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 107.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 122.4% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.9% | 75.6% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 94.1% | 107.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.4% | 122.4% | 122.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More financial sector data for France
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.44 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in France?
- Domestic credit to private sector in France was 122.4% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 122.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 2003.
- How does France rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- France ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.