Domestic credit to private sector in Italy
Italy: Domestic credit to private sector was 83.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Italy, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Italy recorded 83.3% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Italy peaked at 94.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.3%, in 2001.
Italy ranks 42nd 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 60.3% | — |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 87.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.8% | 60.3% | 87.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 74.0% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % 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 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % 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 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Italy?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Italy was 83.3% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.