Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina
Argentina: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 16.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina, 1960–2017
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 16.0% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2017.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina peaked at 39.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2004.
Argentina ranks 154th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1961 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 12.0% | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 11.5% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 11.1% | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 13.9% | +26.7% |
| 1969 | 16.0% | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 17.5% | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 16.7% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | +14.8% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 13.6% | -17.5% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 20.6% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | +17.0% |
| 1980 | 25.4% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +32.1% |
| 1982 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -30.5% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 21.3% | +26.0% |
| 1988 | 20.3% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | +95.3% |
| 1990 | 15.6% | -60.7% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +22.7% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +16.8% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 16.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.2%, 32% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.7%, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +95.3% | 20.3% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 10.1% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.2% | 13.6% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.2% | 16.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.3% | 12.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 9.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.7% | 16.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More financial sector data for Argentina
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 7.23 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 485.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 59.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 69.47 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.33 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 23.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 23.61 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 29.94 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 651.57 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Argentina was 16.0% in 2017, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2004.
- How does Argentina rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Argentina ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2017.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)