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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece

Greece: External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 59 countries
All-time high
2
in 1994
All-time low
0.5
in 1980
Years of data
35
1980–2014

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece, 1980–2014

0.511.521980199720141980: 0.51981: 0.51982: 0.51983: 0.51984: 0.51985: 0.51986: 11987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 1.51992: 1.51993: 1.51994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 21998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece peaked at 2 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1980.

That places Greece 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece, year by year

Year Value Change
1980 0.5 —
1981 0.5 +0.0%
1982 0.5 +0.0%
1983 0.5 +0.0%
1984 0.5 +0.0%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1986 1 +100.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1.5 +50.0%
1992 1.5 +0.0%
1993 1.5 +0.0%
1994 2 +33.3%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 2 +0.0%
1997 2 +0.0%
1998 2 +0.0%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7 0.5 1 10
1990s 1.75 1 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Austria 2 compare
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  3. 1 Canada 2 compare
  4. 1 Switzerland 2 compare
  5. 1 Chile 2 compare
  6. 1 Cote d'Ivoire 2 compare
  7. 1 Costa Rica 2 compare
  8. 1 Czechia 2 compare
  9. 1 Germany 2 compare
  10. 1 Egypt 2 compare
  11. 1 Spain 2 compare
  12. 1 Finland 2 compare
  13. 1 France 2 compare
  14. 1 United Kingdom 2 compare
  15. 1 Ghana 2 compare
  16. 1 Guatemala 2 compare
  17. 1 Hungary 2 compare
  18. 1 Israel 2 compare
  19. 1 Italy 2 compare
  20. 1 Jordan 2 compare
  21. 1 Japan 2 compare
  22. 1 Kazakhstan 2 compare
  23. 1 Nigeria 2 compare
  24. 1 Netherlands 2 compare
  25. 1 New Zealand 2 compare
  26. 1 Peru 2 compare
  27. 1 Portugal 2 compare
  28. 1 Russia 2 compare
  29. 1 Singapore 2 compare
  30. 1 Sweden 2 compare
  31. 1 Uruguay 2 compare
  32. 1 United States 2 compare
  33. 1 Vietnam 2 compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece?
External finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit in Greece was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1994.
What is the lowest external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1980.
How does Greece rank for external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit?
Greece ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s2 - inflow restrictions bank credit rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S2 - Inflow restrictions bank credit
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Coverage
59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
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