Domestic credit to private sector in Israel
Israel: Domestic credit to private sector was 68.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Israel, 1960–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Israel is 68.6%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Israel peaked at 79.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1960.
That places Israel 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.5% | — |
| 1961 | 13.7% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 14.6% | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | +20.2% |
| 1965 | 19.7% | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 23.0% | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 25.6% | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 27.1% | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 28.4% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | +115.2% |
| 1996 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 74.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 74.9% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 13.5% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 61.1% | 71.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 73.7% | 66.8% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.9% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 68.6% | 68.6% | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 47.93 units per person (2025)
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- 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 in Israel?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Israel was 68.6% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1960.
- How does Israel rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Israel ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.