Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Argentina
Argentina: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Argentina, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 15.8% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Argentina peaked at 39.4% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1965.
Argentina ranks 150th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.8% | — |
| 1961 | 11.8% | +9.4% |
| 1962 | 10.2% | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 9.4% | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 8.9% | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 9.7% | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | +26.8% |
| 1969 | 13.1% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 14.2% | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 17.4% | +22.6% |
| 1972 | 16.6% | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 17.9% | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -23.0% |
| 1977 | 15.3% | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +36.7% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 24.1% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -29.6% |
| 1986 | 16.5% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +26.6% |
| 1988 | 20.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +96.9% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -60.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -19.7% |
| 1992 | 15.3% | +22.3% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +10.5% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 11.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 16.5% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 12.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 9.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.3% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 10.6% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 14.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 26.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0345 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 513.77 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 26.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 514.84 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 32.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 652.91 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Argentina?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Argentina was 15.8% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1989.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1965.
- How does Argentina rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Argentina ranks 150th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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. 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.