Domestic credit to private sector in North America
North America: Domestic credit to private sector was 201.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in North America, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in North America is 201.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in North America peaked at 219.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1960.
That places North America 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in North America, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.4% | — |
| 1961 | 71.4% | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 72.0% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 76.4% | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 79.1% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 81.9% | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 79.8% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 83.2% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 84.1% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 83.1% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 86.8% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 91.2% | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 90.3% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 86.0% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 88.3% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 91.0% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 87.5% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 90.5% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 93.3% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 100.5% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 106.6% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 108.6% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 109.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 113.2% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 111.0% | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 115.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 114.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 117.5% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 116.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 126.0% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 133.4% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 142.0% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 152.7% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 165.4% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 156.6% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 167.6% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 159.5% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 172.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 179.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 183.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 192.7% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 198.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 179.3% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 187.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 181.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 174.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 175.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 184.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 184.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 183.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 186.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 194.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 183.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 194.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 217.3% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 219.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 187.1% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 191.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 195.9% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 201.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.8% | 67.4% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.5% | 83.6% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.5% | 87.5% | 113.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 129.5% | 111.0% | 165.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 177.7% | 156.6% | 198.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.3% | 174.5% | 194.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.9% | 187.1% | 219.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Hong Kong, China 222.6% compare
- 2 United States of America 201.3% compare
- 3 China 194.3% compare
- 4 Japan 187.4% compare
More financial sector data for North America
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.73 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net migration 1.56 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 54.2% (2025)
- Broad money 99.7% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 44.5% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 44.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in North America?
- Domestic credit to private sector in North America was 201.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 219.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1960.
- How does North America rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 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 by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.