Domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania
Lithuania: Domestic credit to private sector was 37.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania, 2010–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 37.6% for domestic credit to private sector in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania peaked at 58.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 112th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 58.6% | — |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.3% | 39.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4093 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Lithuania was 37.6% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Lithuania ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.