Domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland
Switzerland: Domestic credit to private sector was 167.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 167.8% for domestic credit to private sector in 2016. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland peaked at 167.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1974.
Switzerland ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.5% | — |
| 1961 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 85.8% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 88.3% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 89.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 84.8% | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 81.5% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 79.3% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 68.4% | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 73.6% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 79.1% | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 83.2% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 88.4% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 93.9% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 95.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 110.5% | +15.8% |
| 1983 | 115.3% | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 116.9% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 121.1% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 122.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 128.7% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 134.9% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 141.8% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 142.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 141.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 141.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 140.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 142.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 144.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 142.5% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 144.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 142.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 149.2% | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 140.3% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 135.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 135.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 139.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 140.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 144.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 147.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 151.1% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 144.0% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 152.6% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 151.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 153.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 159.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 161.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 161.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 163.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 167.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.3% | 85.8% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.8% | 68.4% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.1% | 93.9% | 141.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.0% | 140.7% | 149.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 143.1% | 135.0% | 152.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.9% | 151.1% | 167.8% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % 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 168.19 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.34 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Switzerland was 167.8% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 167.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1974.
- How does Switzerland rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.